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A large group of saffron-robed devotees, mostly sannyasis and sannyasinis, raise their arms and smile on a stone ghat-side street in Varanasi. A central figure in an orange robe wears long multi-strand white beaded necklaces and a pendant, sitting on a silver-framed throne-like seat; she has shoulder-length dark hair and bare feet. Several people hold silver staffs with ornate tops, and others wear rudraksha-style malas and gold-toned bangles. Behind them are brick buildings, a shop sign and a cloth banner. Appearance-based identity is uncertain, so the central figure is described by role only.

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