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A photograph of a shrine inauguration at a Dhyanapeetam centre. A grey stone shrine structure with a tiered, pointed top and a finial is draped with white jasmine garlands and pink and red flower strands. Beneath it, a small orange-robed figure wearing an orange turban and white flower garland sits within a canopy of white jasmine strings, with orange and red cloth hanging down. Flower petals drift in the air. At left, a man in a white shirt and a second man with curly hair and a yellow flower garland raise a hand toward the shrine. Other onlookers stand in the background, one in a green garment at the right edge.

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