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A dense outdoor crowd presses around a long-haired figure in an orange-red turban and matching saffron-red robe, whose back is turned toward the camera. Beside him, a man in a saffron shawl holds up a large garland of red flowers, and several men in white shirts and white dhotis push through the throng. A bald man in orange and white stands at lower right, and a decorated canopy with yellow and red accents is visible at the top. a person is identified by the long swept-back hair, orange-red turban and saffron robes, but the face is not visible. The scene shows a festival procession or darshan with a garland offering.

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