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A photograph of a large indoor hall where many seated devotees face a raised stage. Most are on the floor in rows, many in white sarees with gold borders and others in saffron-orange robes and orange shawls, with several women with long braids visible from behind. On the stage, a seated figure in orange robes sits before a painted backdrop of a large tree, with a golden throne on the right holding robed figures and a golden deity murti on the left. A screen on a stand shows a seated figure in orange. A blue sign lists photography and video camera restrictions. Oil lamps and offerings sit on the floor near the front rows.

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