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Crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and monks streaming out of a red-roofed, open-fronted hall at a Kumbh Mela site. Many wear orange and saffron robes and turbans; several elderly sadhus have long white beards, one in a yellow turban in the foreground. A man in a pale beige kurta and head wrap walks at left, and a white-clad attendant stands in the background. Red and orange-painted walls, a Hindi signboard reading Swamiji and offering free entry, and a flag-like decoration frame the entrance. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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