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Outdoor Janmashtami celebration at an ashram courtyard. A man in a dark shirt and grey trousers runs forward beneath a hanging clay pot suspended on a rope between red poles, as a crowd watches. Around the edge, people in saffron and orange robes, some holding brass pots, and women in blue, teal and purple saris stand in rows. Behind them, a golden ceremonial seat with red cloth and a garland-draped figure sits near a brick building under green trees. Grey drums and metal pots line the right side. Visible people number roughly thirty to forty.

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