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Outdoor festival scene on a flat, dusty ground with flagpoles and distant low buildings under hazy sky. A man seated on a red quilted cushion atop a raised white-draped platform holds a microphone, smiling and raising one hand; he wears a dark brown turban, a black robe and gold necklaces, and appears to be the honoured guest, probable Swamiji by his turban, dark robe and ornate gold necklaces. Around him, young girls in pink and white dress stand watching. Behind, a white-clad man lifts a long wooden pole, and orange-clad men with orange head bands and beards stand beside the platform, smiling. Young men in white shirts with orange headbands crowd the right side, some wearing lanyards, while a woman in green sits at the bottom edge.

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