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Outdoor crowd gathered on stone steps near a temple at Pashupatinath, with hazy trees behind. In the centre a barefoot man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-trimmed borders stands, wearing a red scarf and a rudraksha mala, and looks ahead. Around him devotees sit and stand, many in red and orange scarves, saffron and orange sannyasi-style robes, and red tilaks. A woman in a bright orange blouse and ornate gold jewellery sits beside a man in an orange robe and a seated woman in a dark embroidered outfit with a gold garland. Men in plain shirts and red scarves stand in the background, and a masked person in a blue striped shirt stands on the right. A trident-topped staff is visible at the left edge. Several people hold mobile phones or cameras.