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A photo of a tiered red stone amphitheatre lined with many black Shivalinga-shaped pillars and brass bowls. About a dozen bare-chested men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas sit meditating or with hands raised on the steps. In the foreground a man with long dreadlocks wears an orange dhoti with gold border and raises one arm, facing the seated group. Two red-orange flags stand beside a chain-link fence at right. A man in a white dhoti with a white-tipped head and ornate necklace stands near the centre, and a bald seated man in white is at left. Ritual setting consistent with a satsang or puja gathering.

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