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A large crowd of devotees sits on wide stone steps outdoors, many in white ritual clothes with red shawls and red-and-white beaded necklaces. In the foreground, a woman in white with a red shawl sits with hands folded, and a woman with white vibhuti marks on her forehead sits near the bottom. On the right, a shaved-headed sadhu in orange-red robes wears a rudraksha mala and bangles, with a camera bag strap across his chest, and seems to be watching the proceedings. Tall silver pillars frame the scene, and a street light, flags and a commercial hoarding appear in the background.

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