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A crowded room with pale green walls and a wooden door, where devotees gather around a white-clad priest in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl who places his hand on the head of a saffron-clad man wearing glasses. Several monks in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand nearby. On the right, a bare-chested man with a shaved head and a white and multicoloured flower garland presses his palms together and smiles. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure hangs on the door at left, and a decorative hanging with bells is attached near the ceiling. Several women in saris and men in white shirts crowd the foreground.

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