A group of about fifteen men in white dhotis and white shirts stand and talk in a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof. Several wear rudraksha or beaded mala necklaces. One man in the left foreground wears an orange garment and sits near the edge of the frame. Behind them a gold-grilled cabinet holds brass pots and vessels, and a framed picture hangs on the left wall. - Nithyanandapedia

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A group of about fifteen men in white dhotis and white shirts stand and talk in a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof. Several wear rudraksha or beaded mala necklaces. One man in the left foreground wears an orange garment and sits near the edge of the frame. Behind them a gold-grilled cabinet holds brass pots and vessels, and a framed picture hangs on the left wall.

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March 23 2008

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