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A large hall of bare-chested male devotees performs a synchronized standing yoga or exercise routine on yellow-and-cream floor mats beneath rows of fluorescent ceiling lights. Many participants wear black or dark track pants and white earphones; a few wear white or saffron garments and rudraksha malas. Decorative hanging cloth banners with multicolored patterns line the ceiling, and framed portraits and photographs decorate the side walls. Spectators and attendees stand in the background near a stage area with a camera on a tripod at left. A saffron-clad figure with a crown-like headpiece stands at the lower right edge, appearing to observe the group. No clear identification of any individual is made from appearance.

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