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Indoor stage event at an All Religions Parliament inauguration. Several saffron-robed swamis and sadhus stand together near a white banner reading "Inauguration of ... Religions Parliament" in English and Hindi, partly covered by a yellow silk cloth being unveiled. A monk in pink-and-orange headwear and an orange robe stands at left, another in red-orange holds a cloth bag, a bald monk in plain orange wears a rudraksha mala, and a woman in orange with a mala stands centre-right. Nearby, white-clad women in masks and men in white kurtas and blue turbans watch. Photographers' flashes are visible at bottom. A tall banner at left reads "World Peace Messenger" and a portrait of an elderly saint with a red-bordered banner hangs at top right.

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