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Outdoor photo at a crowded Indian street or temple-area event at dusk. In the foreground, a person in a red-maroon head wrap and maroon robe with a large gold ceremonial necklace and gold bangles stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Beside them, a saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch holds folded orange cloth. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in orange and gold-bordered cloth and a white-clad elder with a purple-bordered shawl stand among onlookers. A trident and a white domed structure are visible in the background, with bare trees and strings of wires overhead. Flower offerings and a brass tray sit at lower left. a person is identified by the long-hair-free but adorned presentation of the foreground figure: a ceremonial gold necklace, maroon robes and a red head wrap, with the appearance uncertain.

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