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Outdoor festival scene under a white tent. Several men in saffron and red turbans, orange-and-gold shawls and rudraksha malas stand close together, mostly seen from behind. One man on the right holds a curved wooden staff with an orange-wrapped end, and a man in a green shawl stands beside him. A cameraman on a tripod at upper right films the gathering. Behind them are decorated stalls, flower garlands and a crowd of onlookers. No clear face-based identification is possible; the figures are identified only by their robes and turbans.

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