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A large seated congregation fills a tented hall at a Shuddhadvaitam gathering in Ujjain. Many devotees sit cross-legged on red and blue mats, most wearing white dhotis or kurtas with orange-red shawls draped over the shoulders, and several have rudraksha malas. Many have palms pressed together in namaste or raised hands in devotional gesture. A boy in a red shirt and green lanyard sits in the foreground, and a younger child in red clothes sits near the centre. White tent fabric and draped ceilings frame the crowd, with an orange-clad figure visible at the upper right. The crowd spans far into the background.

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