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A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with maroon curtains. In the upper right, a seated figure in a golden throne-style chair wears orange-brown robes and a long rudraksha-style mala, with a dark-haired head and hands resting in lap. Foreground devotees sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing flower garlands (malas) of white jasmine. A woman in a blue sari with red flowers and a man in a white dhoti kneel close together. A shaved-headed priest in orange-red cloth with a long beaded necklace and white forehead markings holds a small lamp or incense near a yellow square fire-pit with a silver bowl. Other participants include a child in blue, a woman in orange, and a man in a cream shirt. A portrait of a robed figure hangs on the left wall. The scene suggests a homa or puja-style ritual.

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