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Outdoor photograph in a temple courtyard at dusk. A man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in the centre, eyes lowered, in front of a white stepped plinth topped by a dark stone deity murti draped with yellow and red marigold garlands. Behind him, several people in white and yellow clothes sit in meditation near a low fire pit with ash and embers, with palm and plumeria foliage beyond. In the foreground, blurred grey and white pigeons gather on the paved ground. The figure's appearance is not clearly established, so he is described by role as a sannyasi in saffron robes.

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