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Outdoor street scene in a residential lane during a procession-style gathering. An elderly bare-chested man with white hair and rudraksha malas, wearing a white dhoti with a green-bordered edge, stands at centre holding a plate of white food offerings while a young man in white with an orange shawl receives it. Around them a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing ribbon badges, and several children watch closely. A woman in orange and another in a pink sari appear in the background, a motorbike is parked by a wall, and green plants frame the scene. A timestamp reads 15.10.2006 with the Nithyanandapedia source credit in the corner. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.

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