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A photograph inside a large hall with cream walls, framed portraits and a wide walkway lined with devotees. In the foreground, a person in an orange saffron wrap and orange head covering stands with arms extended, holding a bangle-and-garland adorned wooden tray. Beside them, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a gold chain holds a wooden box filled with rudraksha-style beads and red fruits. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in anjali, and a woman in a yellow garment holds a child at right. Several large projection screens hang on the walls and a shrine is visible at the far end.

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