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Photo of a stage event at a Kumbh Mela camp. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange and maroon robes with gold-bead necklaces and a red turban speaks into a microphone on a stand. Behind him, a saffron-robed man with a shaved head, white tilak, and a long garland of beads stands with palms pressed together, next to a long-haired man in white with a red bindi and bead garland. Two uniformed police officers in khaki with orange shawls stand with palms folded in greeting, one wearing a dark beret. Gold ornate carvings and a deity murti decorate the backdrop. A kneeling uniformed man and marigold-like flowers appear at the bottom.