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A crowded procession inside a decorated hall with colourful balloons and hanging garlands. At the centre, a smiling young man in saffron robes wears a cream and gold turban-style headpiece and a long garland of red, white, purple and yellow flowers, with gold bead necklaces; he raises both palms in greeting. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a trident-topped staff and gestures toward the crowd. Another saffron-clad attendant carries a golden staff and a trident, and devotees with folded hands press in on both sides. a person: the central figure's cues are a turban and saffron garb with a flower garland, and he is the role of the honoured guest in the procession.

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