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Outdoor evening scene at a temple precinct. A man seated on a stone bench wears a red-orange turban, orange-brown robe with gold border and a large rudraksha mala with a gold pendant; he holds a small plate or cloth while speaking. Around him stand uniformed police officers in khaki and beige with shoulder insignia, a plainclothes officer in a dark jacket, and several shaved-headed priests in orange-brown robes with gold-bordered cloth, ornate gold necklaces and white forehead markings. A small bench-side crowd of devotees is partly visible in the foreground. Background shows stone steps and lit decorations.

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