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A procession on a paved path outside an ashram, with a dark SUV behind. A man in the centre wears a red-orange dhoti and shawl, a gold pendant and layered garland necklaces, gold armbands and bangles, and has his hair swept up high in a dark bun; his appearance is consistent with a person but the cues are not fully distinctive enough to confirm. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and red-orange shawls walk beside him, several wearing rudraksha malas and vibhuti on the forehead. A man at left holds a gold-tipped staff and a man at right carries a water bottle. Devotees and spectators stand behind, and an orange-and-red umbrella and a gold trident-topped pole appear in the background.

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