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A group of devotees in white clothes with orange shawls gathers in an indoor hall with plain walls and a tiled floor. A seated man in white with an orange shawl and a bead necklace holds a small offering up at chest level while a shaved-headed man in white stands beside him. Around them, standing devotees in white and orange shawls raise their hands in prayer or hold items. At lower right, a person in orange robes sits on a patterned cloth before a leaf plate of fruit and flowers, and a woman in a gold-and-green sari stands at the edge. Silver vessels and small cups sit on the floor. The scene suggests a ritual offering or satsang.

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