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Outdoor scene on red-painted concrete steps at dusk with metal railings above. Several people in orange and saffron-coloured robes with golden-striped borders stand and sit on the steps; some wear rudraksha bead necklaces and one has a shaved head. Women in white and cream saris with gold borders, and others in white kurta-style clothes, stand with hands in anjali mudra and look toward the steps. A woman in a red-orange sari with gold trim stands at the left, and a bare-chested man in orange cloth with a bead garland sits at lower right beside a small brass pot. Metal drums and brass vessels sit on the steps, with a small oil lamp, a brass plate and flowers on a side table in front of a zebra-striped cushioned chair. Rolled orange mats lie along the steps. Several standing spectators in white and colourful dress are visible behind the railings.

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