A procession on a pale paved path beside palm and leafy trees at an ashram. Three young men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps hold up orange umbrellas with white lace trim; one holds a yellow-and-red banner on a pole. The man at right wears rudraksha beads and a bare chest. Behind them, women in orange and maroon saris and men in white dhotis stand along a red-railed barrier, some with hands folded in prayer, with a scatter of footwear on the ground at left.

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