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Photograph in an airport arrivals hall where a group of devotees receives visiting sannyasis. A large red and orange ceremonial umbrella with fringed decorative edging is held over the central group. A shaved-headed monk in orange robes and beaded necklaces stands at the centre, a second monk in red-brown robes with a rudraksha mala and a bare-armed monk in red robes with wrist bands stand beside him. A woman in a light blue sari holds a brass plate, and a woman in a pink patterned shawl stands nearby. Schoolchildren in red and white uniforms and a young boy holding a tray crowd the left edge. Arrivals signage is visible on a column at the right.

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