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Outdoor stage event with a Tamil banner behind it reading Akila Bharatha Sadhu Samaj conference style text and a gold-lettered sanyasi convention heading. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a yellow turban, a multicolour flower garland and a raised fist stands at the right edge beside metal railings. Seated center is an elderly bearded sadhu in saffron robes and a flower garland, with a bare-chested sadhu and another saffron-clad man behind him. A cameraman in a red shirt films at left, and a potted plant sits on the left. Several seated people are visible in the background.

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