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A night-time photograph of a padayatra procession on a paved road. On the left, a dark grey SUV with a man in orange robes visible through the open window, smiling. Beside it, walkers in white dhotis and shirts carry orange flags with the Dhyanapeetam logo and ornate red-and-gold embroidered banners. A young man in white dhoti and orange shawl, with a tilak, smiles while holding a flagstaff. Another man in white carries a black portable speaker and wears a gold beaded garland. Several walkers in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas follow barefoot. Dark night sky and streetlights frame the scene.

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