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Outdoor stage event with a large painted backdrop showing an elephant and a figure in white. A bare-chested, long-bearded man with long swept-back grey hair sits on a white chair with palms pressed together, wearing a rudraksha mala and white dhoti; he appears to be the a person, presented with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and bare-chested appearance. Beside him a woman in an orange-red sari with gold bangles and a braided updo sits with hands folded. Two saffron-robed monks sit to the left, one bald with gold chain, and a standing man in a cream-and-orange cap and beige vest gestures with folded hands. Standing attendants in white kurtas and a long-haired man with dreadlocks stand behind.

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In the centre, a bearded man with long white hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti and rudraksha mala, sits beside a man in a cream kurta and embroidered cap. On the right, a woman in a maroon sari with gold jewellery and garlands smiles, and a man in an orange-red turban and rudraksha malas sits at the end of the row. Some people are shown in profile or partially hidden behind others. The page indicates the event was the Vaicharik Mahasabha in Ujjain, but the image itself shows no visible name or caption.2016-05-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated row of robed religious figures on a stage in front of a large painted backdrop showing a bearded sage writing on palm leaves beside a river, with an elephant and village huts. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala speaks into a microphone while others in saffron and orange robes sit on white cushioned sofas. 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