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Night photograph of a crowded outdoor pathway lined with yellow metal barricades during a large gathering. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps manage the crowd, while devotees in saffron, yellow and red garments walk through. A bearded man with long hair in a saffron/orange cloth stands near the center, and a bearded man in a red-maroon robe with a rudraksha mala stands on the right, with a light-coloured shirt worker nearby. Many people in white, yellow and bright sari colours fill the background, and tents with orange fabric are visible at upper left. Bright spotlights glow at the lower right.

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