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Outdoor photograph of a devotional gathering beneath large banyan trees on a brick-paved courtyard. In the foreground, a young shirtless boy in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala, raises a brass lamp or vessel high with one arm. Around him, adults in white and cream traditional dress stand with palms pressed together in anjali. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a small bell; a woman in white with a red-and-gold border and a Western-looking older woman with gray hair join the prayer line. A younger boy in white dhoti and rudraksha beads stands near the front. Several people in the background also hold hands folded in prayer. Mostly all-white attire with gold borders suggests an aarti or puja setting. Approximately 20 people are visible.

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