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A procession on a dusty road in sunlight passes a temple tower with a kalasha-topped gopuram. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a group, many barefoot, with some wearing rudraksha malas. Above them, three large ceremonial umbrellas in orange, blue and green carry a dove emblem and the printed words 'Dhyanapeetam'. Attendants in white dhotis and orange shawls hold long brass staffs topped with a trident and a kalasha-like finial. A central figure in orange robes walks at the front with hands folded, another with a white beard in red-orange wraps walks nearby, and a bald man in a long orange robe walks in the middle of the group. Onlookers line the background.

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