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A row of seated sadhus and devotees at a long meal inside an ornate golden-pillared hall during the Kumbh Mela. Saffron and orange robes dominate: a bearded elder with long grey hair and a grey beard in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits near the centre, and beside him a bald man in orange wears a beaded mala. Further along, a man with a long white beard and flowing white hair wears a saffron shawl and mala. At the front right, an older man with long grey hair and beard in a saffron shawl and wooden beads sits beside a bearded man in pale peach-pink clothing. Each seated person has a silver-rimmed plate of food, steel tumblers and water bottles on low silver-trimmed tables. Behind them, brass lamp stands and a golden throne-like seat with flower garlands appear, and a fan is visible above.

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