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Photograph inside a red and orange tent at a festival setting. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and vest, with white tripundra marks on his forehead and arm bands, holds a colourful multicoloured umbrella with a bird and lotus motif and tassels above a group. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with a gold-bordered dhoti and white flower garland holds a red cloth-wrapped silver tray. Several saffron-robed monks with shaved heads stand on a striped rug over green matting, some with rudraksha malas and ceremonial necklaces. A white-clad attendant and a man in glasses stand at left and centre, while devotees, several in red and patterned saris, sit on the floor at right. A framed deity image and hanging banners decorate the tent behind them.

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