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A large outdoor gathering of Hindu sadhus seated in long rows on a white stone-paved platform under sunlight. Many wear saffron and orange robes and orange turbans, with some holding metal bowls or plates. A saffron-robed sadhu in the centre stands with a metal bucket, serving or distributing food. Many colourful umbrellas shade the seated rows. In the foreground, several laymen wear white kurta-style clothes with yellow-and-green shawls, and one man in a red shirt stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a communal feeding or bandara, though no ritual name is legible.

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