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A dense outdoor crowd at a religious gathering, mostly men in saffron and orange cloth, white dhotis and turbans in orange, white and red. In the centre a bald, bare-chested man wears a white cloth draped over his shoulder and is held by the arm by a khaki-uniformed official in a camouflage cap; a red and white turban-clad figure stands behind him. Police in khaki uniforms stand at the left edge, and a woman in a red shawl and a man with long grey hair and beard appear among devotees. Wooden poles with orange flags rise above the crowd.

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