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A seated group of devotees in white ritual clothing with red-bordered dhotis and white shawls during an evening devotional gathering. Many have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads and wear rudraksha and beaded malas. Several with hands pressed together in anjali, eyes closed in prayer. A man in the centre wears a yellow shawl and dark-rimmed glasses, eyes closed, seated with a beaded mala. A young boy in the foreground has hands folded, and a younger child with a red bindi sits at lower left. A metal grille and a man in white with an orange lanyard badge appear at upper right. Dim lighting suggests an evening arati or satsang setting.

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