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A row of seated sannyasis on a stone-floored veranda. On the left, a man with grey hair and a beard wears an orange shawl over an orange robe and a dark cord necklace. Beside him an elderly bearded man in peach-coloured robes and a long orange shawl with a blue-striped sash sits with hands clasped. Next, a young boy in peach and orange cloth sits with a red tilak. On the right, a bearded man with long dark hair, a red tilak and a red-and-orange garment sits with folded hands, and another person in orange sits further along. Blurred figures in white and orange stand in the background.

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