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A seated group of devotees in a bare hall with pale pink walls and a tiled floor performs a devotional sitting practice with palms pressed together in namaskar. Most men wear white dhotis and white upper cloths, some with orange or yellow shawls, and several have rudraksha malas and tilak or ash marks. They sit on orange and purple mats and cloth. Behind them, an older man in white sits in the background near a doorway, and a side table holds brass pots and metal vessels. A red curtain and white cabinets are visible. Sixteen or more people are visible, with some partially seen at the edges.

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