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A photograph of a procession at an outdoor festival. An elderly bearded man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban sits centrally on a silver-trimmed seat, wearing a yellow marigold garland and rudraksha beads. Behind him, younger attendants in saffron and red turbans and red shawls hold a silver staff and a long-handled fan. A young attendant in a yellow turban wears a marigold garland. At the left, an attendant holds a golden trident. A colourful rectangular board sits in front, and a fringed silver canopy hangs above.

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