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Night outdoor scene at a religious gathering with orange canopy tents and string lights behind. In the centre, a smiling man in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe wears a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant and a rudraksha mala, a bangle on his wrist, and a red tilak on his forehead. To his left, a bearded man in an orange t-shirt wears a black-beaded mala and holds a black bag strap, with a pink headband. To the right, a bearded man in a bright orange robe with an orange turban and yellow tilak smiles while a rudraksha mala hangs at his chest. Another man in a purple shirt holds a phone, and a man in a white dhoti and gold chain stands at the far left holding a staff.

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