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A night-time photograph of devotees seated in rows along a red brick wall at an ashram, appearing to wait for or attend an evening ceremony. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and one man in the foreground wears a dark shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace. Women wear sarees in maroon, orange and purple tones, and a few children sit among them. A woman in the lower left wears an orange-brown saree and a gold necklace. Nearby seated people hold small bags. No a person candidate is clearly visible among those seated.

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