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Night photo of a crowded entrance to the Shri Gita Mandir Camp at the Simhastha Kumbh Mahaparv in Ujjain. An arched gateway is strung with white bulb lights and topped by a gold-lettered sign reading Shri Gita Mandir Camp. Two framed portraits flank the banner text, one labelled with the name Swami Shri Satyanandji Maharaj. Saffron-robed sadhus in orange and red garments, several wearing orange and pink turbans and rudraksha malas, walk through the crowd. A man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard carries a shopping bag, and a uniformed police officer stands at left. A white canopy tent is visible behind the gate.

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