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A dense outdoor procession crowd at a palm-lined ashram grounds, with thatched-roof pavilions behind. Many men in white shirts and dhotis press forward with hands folded in namaste, and several women in saris stand among them. On the right, figures in saffron-orange robes carry tall yellow and orange ceremonial banners with embroidered red and gold motifs, and a decorated umbrella with red, blue and yellow panels is raised overhead. A brass-instrument player in a red and gold uniform stands at the left edge. The crowd fills nearly the entire frame, so an exact count is not possible; it appears to number well over twenty people.

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