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Night-time photograph at an open doorway with string lights overhead and a crowd and vehicles beyond. An elderly sadhu with long white hair and a full white beard, wearing an orange shawl and a red-and-white beaded mala, stands at the threshold. Beside him a man in orange robes and layered gold-toned necklaces gestures with one hand toward the doorway. On the left edge, a person in white with a gold garland is partially visible. Orange tents and onlookers in the background suggest an outdoor religious gathering.

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