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A crowded indoor event photographed from among seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many with white and red sacred markings on their foreheads. In the centre, a young man in white clothing with a gold-coloured sash and a rudraksha mala holds his palms together in anjali. Behind the crowd, a camera on a tripod and blue lights are visible, and a yellow ornamental pillar stands at left. Other attendees sit with cups in hand. The scene appears to be a satsang or puja gathering.

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