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A large group of men seated cross-legged on a white tiled floor in a hall, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas around their necks, and white and sandalwood markings on their foreheads and arms. Brass puja plates, flower offerings, and small oil lamps sit before them on orange and red cloths. Women in white sarees stand and sit in the background. A bald man in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and sits in meditative posture. Banners and portraits hang on the wall, and white chairs are arranged at the far right. Many people are visible, far more than twenty.

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