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A procession at an ornate golden temple hall. Central is a large life-size cardboard cutout of a smiling bearded man in an orange-and-gold turban with a gold ornate necklace, garlanded with red, pink and yellow flower garlands, held up by a devotee. Around it, shaved-headed young men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas carry a flower-filled brass tray, with white sandalwood or ash markings on their foreheads and arms. A man in a white shirt plays a wind instrument in the foreground. A golden umbrella canopy with colourful tassels overhead. The cutout is a depiction, not a physical presence.

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