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A photograph of an outdoor temple-festival procession under a red canopy with a fringed top, beside a white building with a green corrugated roof. A long-haired man in orange robes with a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala holds a brass plate of fruit and offerings and sips from a small vessel. Beside him a bald man in orange robes with a red forehead mark and beaded mala holds a trident-topped staff. A man in a white kurta with folded hands, facing the group, stands at right. Other devotees in orange and white, and onlookers, stand behind. Visible people appear to be about 20 or more in the frame.

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