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Outdoor photo of a procession on a dirt path shaded by trees, with yellow flowers in the foreground. A central man in a purple dhoti and purple shawl wears a long rudraksha mala and a pendant, with a tilak on his forehead and bangles on his arms, walking forward. Beside him a man in an orange dhoti and bare chest carries a tray with a gold-coloured base, and a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala carries a long staff. Behind them a man in a white dhoti holds a brass vessel decorated with yellow garlands, and a woman in a pink sari follows. This is a pada-puja procession with ritual objects being carried along the path.

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