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A large seated congregation in a bright hall performs a ritual with hands pressed in anjali. Many men wear saffron-orange dhotis or shawls, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white ash or tilak marks on their foreheads and bodies. Others wear white dhotis. Brass oil lamps and plates of offerings sit on mats before them. On the far wall at the top, a large framed image shows a seated figure in orange with a garland on a raised stage, and a screen with a cloth backdrop sits to the right. Children in orange are interspersed among the adults, and the scene appears to be a satsang or puja gathering.

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