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Seated rows of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar during a meal or satsang. Foreground girls and young women wear saffron-orange and yellow salwar-style clothing with white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and red-orange cloth draped over shoulders, some with beaded necklaces and bangles. Behind them, adults in white and off-white clothing with orange-red shawls sit with hands folded. A long purple cloth runs along the floor holding green leaf plates of rice, curry and small bowls, with water bottles lined along the edge. Soft-focus background of a crowded hall.

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