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Outdoor procession on a paved path between a green metal gate and a red wall, with trees behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe, a red-and-gold turban and a large gold-and-beaded necklace walks at centre. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and white-marked foreheads carry long staffs and a white parasol-like canopy on a pole; some hold rudraksha malas. Two people in orange and saffron robes walk at the right edge beside a dark car. Trees and soft evening light frame the scene. a person is walking in the centred figure's position, visibly in a saffron-orange garment, turban and gold necklace.

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