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A photograph inside a covered hall at a Kumbh camp. On a raised stage, several ornate silver-framed shrines hold deity murtis and decorated figures under small silver umbrellas, with a red and gold backdrop. In the foreground, a woman in a rust-red sari stands near the stage while two men in saffron and orange robes stand beside a video camera on a tripod. A bald older man in a white and cream dhoti-style wrap stands at the right edge with a red shawl over one shoulder. A young man in white sits at the lower left below the stage. Saffron flags hang at the right.

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