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A crowded tented gathering of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees under a striped canopy at a Kumbh Mela setting. Many people wear orange and red robes and orange knit caps, with a few in pink and white. A bearded man in a saffron kurta and ceremonial beads stands near the center, and a woman in orange shawl stands at left. A green pole supports the tent, and a speaker sits on the right. Several seated devotees fill the lower area, with a bald man in orange at lower right.

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