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A seated group of saffron-robed sadhus under a yellow cloth tent with green mats, at what appears to be a Kumbh Mela camp. In the foreground an elderly bearded sadhu in orange robes and glasses sits on the left. Beside him a man in a red-orange turban and matching saffron-brown robe with a rudraksha-style brown shawl sits cross-legged with hands on knees, appearing to be a sannyasi; the appearance is not clearly identifiable. A woman in orange robes and a headcloth sits near the center, and several shaved-headed sadhus in orange sit behind. A standing man in white kurta with a red thread on his wrist stands at left, hands folded. On the right a shaved-headed monk in maroon robes sits facing the group, and a standing attendant in peach robes stands at upper right. A printed photo credit overlays the lower right corner.

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