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Stage event with several saffron-robed sadhus seated at the front behind orange marigold garlands arranged on brass plates. The seated man on the right in orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a necklace holds a microphone and gestures with his hands while speaking. Beside him, a bearded elder in orange and a pink-orange turban sits with hands folded. Standing behind them, a bald man in maroon robes and a red shawl holds a microphone, and a second man in maroon robes and a mala stands nearby. On the far right, a standing man in white dhoti with gold borders and a red-and-gold shawl holds a microphone. Women in white saris and two young people in white with blindfolds stand in the middle, and an ornate silver and red throne backdrop frames the stage with a deity murti at the right edge. a person candidate in orange with a mala and necklace is visible seated and speaking; appearance is consistent with the page reference.

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