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A photograph inside a temple hall during an evening ritual. Three men in white robes with yellow shawls stand behind a long stainless-steel counter lined with brass oil lamps and lit wicks. The man on the right, in a white robe with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala, holds a brass bell in one hand and reaches toward the lamps. The two men beside him tend the lamps, one holding a flame. Seated on the left, a woman in a blue sari and a girl in a yellow top reach toward the lamps, and a seated boy in white with a rudraksha mala extends his hand. Brass lamps and a silver vessel sit on the floor, and a white stone object rests on the counter. A framed panel on the wall reads 'Growing Consciousness'.

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