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A procession on a paved road in the hills, with tall conifers behind. A long-haired figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a trident-like staff and reaches up to steady a silver-decorated deity murti, adorned with garlands of pink, green and white flowers, carried on a palanquin beneath a red umbrella and a fringed canopy. Around them devotees in orange shawls, orange caps and white or brown clothing walk and gesture; one man with a white beard stands at right holding a plastic water bottle. The figure with the mala appears to be a probable Swamiji by the long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha cues, leading the procession as its ritual lead.

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