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Photograph outdoors in a courtyard before a large pink and white temple with spired shikhara towers. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a garland of orange and white flowers, sits cross-legged in the foreground addressing a seated group. a person candidate is present: long swept hair, saffron clothing and a flower garland are visible, while the face is partly turned and uncertain. Around him, a crowd of dozens stands and sits, including men in white shirts, sweaters and a striped checked shirt, and an older man in white. A tall terracotta pot with a small plant stands behind him, and a green polo-shirted man holds folded cloth.

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