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A large crowd of devotees fills a white-tented hall beneath hanging cylindrical banners decorated with elephants and geometric patterns in red, blue, green and yellow with yellow fringes. Most people wear white or cream clothes, with women in saris and some in orange or pink; many sit on white plastic chairs and floor mats, while others stand in the aisles. A framed picture hangs on the far wall above a row of low tables with bags and equipment, and a few men in orange robes move near the back.