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Outdoor procession on a dusty roadside with a crowd walking forward. Two large decorated parasols in red, green and gold with fringed edges are held aloft. A man in the centre wears a long saffron-orange robe and walks with his hands at his sides; he has short dark hair and no visible crown, garland or ornate jewellery, so his identity is uncertain. Men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas walk around him, and a man in a light blue shirt plays a silver wind instrument. A woman in a yellow sari with a long stick stands near the front. Several others wear saffron shawls and orange cloth. Two hand-held placards on the right read "BE BLISSFUL IS MY MESSAGE" and "GRATITUDE IS THE GREATEST ATTITUDE". Dry scrub and trees line the road behind them.

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