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A large outdoor gathering under a thatched pandal with bamboo poles and colourful tinsel streamers, with a dense crowd of hundreds of people in white clothing. On the left, a man in an orange-saffron turban and saffron robe sits on a raised white platform, extending his hand toward the crowd. Nearby, a woman in white with an orange shawl stands beside devotees; a man in white with rudraksha beads is prominent at right. Palm trees and banana plants surround the structure, with decorated pillars wrapped in patterned cloth. The crowd is dense and the figure on the platform appears to be giving blessings, consistent with a darshan or welcome setting.

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