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A photograph of an outdoor camp event on green carpet under a yellow and orange tent. Seated rows of saffron-robed sadhus and monks face a stage behind them, where a backdrop shows colourful deity imagery and a decorated seat. In the foreground, a shaven-headed monk in orange robes with a yellow sash and rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, facing an older man in a brown vest over white kurta. A turbaned elder in a grey vest and orange robe sits at left. Camera operators film the scene and a banner of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad hangs at left. A sign at left reads a Hindi word meaning Kumbh Mela area.

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