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Night-time outdoor gathering on a green mat with many saffron-robed sannyasis seated in rows. In the foreground a woman in a rust-brown robe and maroon turban, with white flower garland, sits with palms pressed together. Beside her a man in orange robe with a long white beard and rudraksha mala sits among other orange-clad sadhus. Steel plates, cups and small lamps sit on low wooden tables with orange napkins. On the right a man in white kurta holds currency notes while another man in blue shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded. Strings of lights, a speaker and colourful floral wall art decorate the enclosure.

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