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Photograph of an indoor hall with a raised platform at the far end where several people in orange and white clothing sit and stand during a ritual performance. A woman in an orange sari stands near the front, and a seated figure in white dhoti is positioned center. A row of devotees in white shirts, a woman in a patterned sari with a long braid, and a child stand at the right foreground watching. A wall sign reads Ananda Galleria, with a framed portrait of a turbaned person above it. Another wall sign warns visitors to maintain silence and switch off cell phones. A ceiling fan and a pale pink-lit doorway are visible.

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