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Outdoor procession on a paved courtyard at an ashram. In the centre, a man with a bare shaved head? No: a man with short dark hair, a sandalwood tilak on his forehead, wearing a dark red-brown dhoti and shawl, a red and pink flower garland and a beaded necklace, presses his palms together in greeting and smiles. Behind him, a man in white dhoti holds a small ritual tray. To the right, a bald man in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a long wooden staff. Behind them, a large stone Nandi bull decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands sits beside an orange ceremonial structure. Devotees in white clothes and yellow-bordered dhotis stand in rows, some with folded hands. A drummer in orange robes plays a large drum on the left. Red-leafed trees and palms frame the scene.