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A group of young male sannyasis in saffron and orange dhotis and shawls stand barefoot in a hall, many bare-chested with rudraksha malas and sandal or ash markings on their bodies. In the centre, a young man in an orange dhoti offers a small yellow food item to a small boy in orange clothing, with a braided rudraksha mala, who looks up at him. Other sannyasis around them hold similar yellow offerings, and seated devotees in white and red clothing watch from the left. A red curtain and a gold deity murti stand in the background, with the scene resembling a ritual sharing of prasad.

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