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Dusk or night crowd scene at a large outdoor camp gathering, with hazy smoky air and many glowing street lamps receding into the distance. Dense crowds of men in white kurtas, dhotis and shawls, some in orange or saffron robes and turbans, mill along a barricaded lane. An overhead arch reads Shri Panchayati Akhara Mahanirvani, and a tall ceremonial saffron-and-white flag with a red emblem is held at left beside a golden palanquin or ratha with a deity murti. Parked white vehicles and tent roofs fill the background. The mood is a festival procession or akhara gathering.

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