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Night procession at a temple-like hall with stone pillars and a glowing light at top. Two young men in brown dhoti-style cloth with heavy gold necklaces and white flower garlands are walking, holding hands, one with a rudraksha-like cord; both have white vertical tilak on foreheads and wear gold headbands. An older bearded man in saffron-orange robe on left holds a small object and gestures. A man in saffron robe with rudraksha mala on right, and several people in white shirts crowd behind, with a decorated ceremonial element overhead. The swami identity is not visually established, so no candidate is identified.

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