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Outdoor gathering under a yellow and red patterned canopy with a crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees. In the front row, several seated sadhus in orange and saffron robes wear marigold garlands; one on the far right has a tall orange turban and a long white beard. Behind them, standing devotees wear white kurtas, orange and red garments, and one man in a blue checked shirt stands near the center. Some hold their hands together in greeting, and a few wear rudraksha malas. Carpets cover the ground beneath the seated row. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible.

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