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Outdoor procession under large shady trees on a black mesh walkway with a yellow mat runner. Central figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe wears a long white flower garland, a gold ceremonial necklace and a rudraksha mala, walking barefoot and holding a flower garland at the chest. Behind him a white parasol with a gold-trimmed canopy is held aloft. Around him are devotees and ritual attendants in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas; a man on the right carries a ceremonial staff topped with gold and a woman in an orange-and-gold sari walks at the edge. A green sign reads LIVE, and a cameraman stands at left. Swamiji (probable): the central saffron-robed figure wears a turban, orange robe, flower garland and gold necklace, consistent with a ceremonial procession led by Swamiji.

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