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A seated ritual scene at a Kumbh Mela camp. A bald man in a peach-coloured robe bends forward with his head lowered while a man in a deep maroon robe, red turban and gold-and-beaded necklaces lifts a long gold garland over him. Beside them an elderly bearded sadhu in orange sits on the floor, and a man in white with a red-and-gold shawl and gold necklace stands at right. Pink-draped tables hold marigold garlands, a silver plate with flowers and a diya, and small bottles. A television sits in the background. Five or more people are visible.

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