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A photograph taken under a white tent at night on a green mat floor, with a crowd of people in saffron and orange robes. In the centre, a figure seen from behind wears a tall orange-and-saffron turban and has long black hair falling down the back, with ornate gold armbands. Beside him stand a bald man in a maroon and saffron shawl with a garland, and several monks in orange. Other attendees in orange and white clothing stand around low tables with offerings and banana-leaf-like plates in the background. Strings of lights and a green-lit tree are visible outside the tent. The figure with the long hair and turban is a person, identified by his swept-back black hair, saffron turban and gold armbands, and he appears in person in this photo.

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