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Photograph taken at night in a doorway of a temple-like structure with pink walls and carved stone niches. A bearded man in orange robes wears a yellow marigold garland, layered black and wooden beaded malas, and a red tilak on his forehead; he has long hair and stands smiling beside a white cloth hanging from the doorway. Beside him, an older bearded sannyasi in an orange turban and orange robes wears a white and wooden bead necklace and black rudraksha mala. A decorated umbrella with fringe and a few other people are visible at the edge.

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