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A large outdoor congregation of devotees seated closely together, many with hands pressed in anjali mudra and some holding small lit oil lamps or flames. Men wear white shirts and saffron or orange garments, several with rudraksha mala beads and yellow or red lanyards. Women wear white and cream saris and salwar, one in a yellow top, and a woman at right in a cream sari with bangles and folded hands. A white pole and blue fabric appear at left. The scene resembles a satsang or puja gathering, with flames visible among the crowd. No individual with clear distinctive a person cues is identifiable in this frame.

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