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Night-time outdoor gathering of a large crowd, many dressed in white with red or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, at a Guru Purnima event. A man in a light blue shirt sits on a red tractor in the left foreground. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha beads holds his hands together, and a woman in white with a red shawl stands nearby. A brightly lit illuminated tower and strings of coloured lights glow in the background, and a banner on the right reads Gurupurnima. A trident stands among the crowd.

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