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A street scene at a crowded festival camp with tarpaulin tents, banners and a pink-and-white tower. In the centre, a bearded sadhu with a bare chest and a saffron cloth over his shoulder carries a long wooden staff with a brass head and wears layered black rudraksha malas. Beside him an older man with a white turban and grey waistcoat has a yellow shawl and a tilak on his forehead. To the left, an orange-robed sadhu with a long grey beard and a red-orange turban walks, and on the right a woman in sunglasses, a brown patterned kurta and a green scarf walks alongside. Several other people in white and orange clothing are visible in the background.

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