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Outdoor photograph of a line of devotees in saffron and rust-red robes standing in front of a red brick wall under bright sunlight. Many wear white vertical tilak or forehead markings, rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. Several men on the left have shaved heads, one raises a fist. Women in the centre and right wear draped orange-red shawls and dark red saris with gold borders, some holding the end of a shawl or fabric. The figures are standing and moving together as if in a procession or group ritual line. A ratha or throne is not visible. No individual is clearly identified as a person.

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