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A photograph of a tented gathering with yellow and red draped canopy. In the foreground, a long-haired figure in orange-red robes, a red and gold turban and layered gold-beaded and rudraksha necklaces sits cross-legged on an ornate red and navy carpet, hands resting on the lap. Behind and to the sides, saffron-robed sadhus, white-clad priests and standing onlookers, including a man in a grey jacket, watch. Several men with video cameras on tripods and a man in a dark shirt with a lanyard film the scene. A red cloth lies on the carpet near the seated figure. Visible physical people number roughly 20 to 25.

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