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A seated ritual gathering in a hall with metal railings and lamps. A bald, bespectacled man in orange robes sits centrally, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace and holding a small brass or silver ritual object. Beside him, a man in orange with a wristwatch gestures with his hand. Behind them, rows of men in white dhoti-style garments with red-bordered shawls hold small oil lamps and flames. On the right, a man with a red tilak mark and a rudraksha mala sits in white. Brass vessels and offerings lie on a mat in front. The scene appears to be a satsang or puja with lamp offerings.

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A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with a metal railing, where many men sit on woven mats holding small oil lamps lit with flames. In the centre, a bald man with glasses wears an orange robe, a long beaded garland and a rudraksha mala, holding a small brass bell and ritual item over a tray of flowers and offerings. Beside him, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala gestures with one hand. Around them, men in white dhotis with red-bordered cloths and white upper garments sit in rows, some with vibhuti on their foreheads, chanting and holding lamps. Scattered brass plates with flowers and a golden object sit in the foreground.2010-10-30Several seated people in a hall perform a ritual with oil lamps. In the foreground, two men in saffron/orange dhoti-and-shawl sit on a mat with gold beaded necklaces; the man on the right, bald with glasses, holds a lit lamp in his right hand, and the man beside him, with dark hair and a gold necklace, holds another lit lamp. 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