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Outdoor stage event with seated saffron-robed sannyasis on white chairs behind a white-and-red draped platform decorated with white flower garlands. On the left, a man in orange with a matching orange turban-like cloth and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Next, a man in orange with a red-bordered shawl rests his hand on a chair arm. Centre, a bald man in pink kurta and shawl sits with hands clasped. Right of centre, a bearded man in an orange turban and orange robes holds a staff and adjusts his glasses. Far right, a bald man in peach-orange robes sits beside a standing figure in orange. Behind them a large backdrop shows a painted deity-like figure in ornate jewellery and a pink-and-orange landscape. Several people stand in the background, and a plastic water bottle sits on the platform.

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