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A dense night-time crowd of devotees surrounds a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange head wrap and a white and red flower garland, one arm raised in greeting while smiling. Many people around him raise their hands, some in white shirts and dhotis, others in orange clothing. A young man in a white shirt holds a small oil lamp at lower left, and a woman in white beside him wears a flower garland and holds a bouquet with red flowers. Trees and a yellow flag frame the background under dim lighting. The scene suggests a welcome or house visit, and the figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

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