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Night-time outdoor gathering under a white tent with green carpet, where saffron-robed sannyasis sit on low wooden platforms receiving food from a man in a white vest with red and green logo and grey trousers who bends forward with a metal tray. A woman in a dark blue dress with a golden crown stands at left near a man in white dhoti clothing. Seated devotees in orange robes wear white flower garlands, and a woman in the center wears a red turban and garland. Steel plates, cups and small bowls sit on the wooden tables. Colourful flags, rangoli-style floral motifs and pale pink and blue walls frame the scene. Several people are seated in the background.

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