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A large outdoor gathering under a red-and-white striped canopy with decorative medallions. Rows of seated saffron-robed sannyasis and monks fill blue plastic chairs on a red carpet runway, many with shaved heads. In the front row, a bearded elder with long white hair wears a saffron robe and a white head wrap, seated beside another saffron-clad monk. Behind them, a dense crowd of devotees in white and mixed clothing sits and stands under the tent. A banner with a temple illustration hangs at the upper right. The scene reads as a formal assembly of ascetics and devotees.

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