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A large indoor hall at a Kumbh Mela camp where many saffron- and orange-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on long striped woven mats, eating from metal plates and steel bowls of food. Several white-clad attendants move among the rows serving. In the background, a decorated altar with ornate pink and gold shrines holds deity murtis, with kalasha pots and brass lamps in front. A man in a white dhoti stands at the altar area. Many sadhus wear orange turbans, and one bearded sadhu in the centre wears a gold-trimmed shawl and a cream turban. Banners hang from the ceiling and a purple tent roof frames the scene.

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