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Evening procession of devotees at an ashram temple, many in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and forehead vibhuti or kumkum markings. Several men with shaved heads lead the group, while women in orange and a red blouse raise open palms and sing or chant. A large round embroidered umbrella or canopy with floral and sun-like designs is held aloft at top left. Behind them, people line a brick-walled courtyard with a lit temple doorway, and a few people in white stand at the left edge. Mostly sunlit red-brick and dusk-lit scene.

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