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A photograph of a crowd of devotees, mostly women in red, pink and orange saris, gathered close around a figure at the left edge. The figure wears an orange turban, a long swept-back dark hair, a bare upper body with a rudraksha mala and a thick rudraksha necklace, and is extending one hand toward a woman who holds a small fruit or offering near a golden object. Behind them a red draped backdrop and dark stage area are visible. Several people in the crowd hold up mobile phones to record. The scene appears to be a darshan line at a Kalpataru darshan event. Visible people number roughly two dozen.

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