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A blurred photograph of a ritual at an open-sided ashram hall with an orange wall and corrugated metal roof. Four men stand behind an orange-framed counter in white dhotis and white shawls, with thin red-pink cloth over the shoulders; one holds his hands together in prayer. Two women in white sit on mats at a lower table, with kumkum and small brass vessels in front of them. Tall lamps with flickering flames. Dry leaves and brass items lie on the floor, and a steel pot stands at left. A sign in red on the left wall carries text. The setting suggests a homa or puja, but the visible evidence shows only lamps and offerings.

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