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A procession on a dirt path near trees and a low building. In the centre, a man in saffron robes wears a long floral garland of white and multicoloured flowers and walks barefoot beside a tall silver trident-topped staff. A large ornate umbrella in red, yellow and green with tasselled fringe is held above a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and attendants. Several men in saffron and orange clothing carry golden staffs and tridents, and one wears a rudraksha mala. On the right, a man in white robes and a yellow shawl with a grey beard and glasses walks among others in white and yellow. A man in black shirt walks at the left edge. The scene resembles an utsava moorthy procession.

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