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A large hall with pale pink walls and red curtains shows many seated people in white ritual clothing. Men in front wear white dhotis and shawls with bare upper bodies, some with vertical white and sandalwood tilaks on forehead and arms, and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Several wear saffron or orange shawls. Others sit in saffron and yellow cloth. Behind them women in white and colourful saris sit on the floor, and more people fill the rear of the room. Brass vessels and small plates with offerings sit on a mat in front of the group. No visible candidate can be confidently identified as a person by appearance.

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