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A procession on a stone-paved courtyard. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders carries a red umbrella with gold floral brocade and silver fringe, and holds a long red-and-yellow umbrella pole; he is barefoot and wears rudraksha beads. Behind him, several figures in saffron-orange robes and orange head cloths walk in the procession, one with long dark hair, and a red-and-orange umbrella is held aloft. Red and orange canopies and a red structure appear in the background.

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