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Outdoor group photo on a pale riverbank under hazy grey sky, with misty trees and a wide river behind. Eleven people in saffron-orange and rust-red sannyasi robes stand close together, many with bare shaved heads and sacred ash marks on their foreheads. A tall silver trident (trishul) stands upright at the centre of the group, held by a woman in orange. Several men wear rudraksha malas and smile. The man at front-left centre holds a dark book or bundle against his chest. A printed copyright and source line sits at lower right. The people are physically present, and no candidate is identifiable by ceremonial cues alone.