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A street scene outside the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry. A line of devotees walks along a tree-lined road past a grey boundary wall. A bare-chested man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti stands at center, and a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands beside him. Women wear sarees in blue, orange, yellow and pink, with gold necklaces. A man in a white dhoti and shirt on the left holds a bunch of red roses. A signboard reading Sri Aurobindo Ashram with opening hours is set on the pavement. Many people are visible along the road.

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