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Crowded outdoor event under a corrugated metal roof with orange and red bunting. In the centre, a long-haired sannyasi in a red-and-gold turban, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments stands among saffron-robed monks. A man in an orange shawl with a large bead necklace stands beside him. A man in a blue shirt and a camera operator with a video camera on his shoulder stand nearby. Several turbaned and saffron-robed attendees, some bald, surround the group. The swept-back long hair and distinctive adornments of the central sannyasi are a person candidate, though his face is not clearly identifiable.

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