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Night procession outdoors under a open-sided shelter hung with red, orange and pink paper lanterns. A large multicoloured parasol with white, blue, green, yellow and red tassels is carried on a pole at left. Men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas walk with hands in anjali, one bare-chested man wears a garland of yellow and pink flowers and holds a lit lamp. Others in white dhotis and orange cloth follow, and a golden kalasha-like vessel is raised near the centre. A green sign reads NITHYANANDA LIVE beside a light stand. Scene suggests a satsang or ritual procession.

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