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A large tented hall during a ritual gathering. Many people in orange and saffron clothing sit cross-legged on colourful striped woven mats in rows facing a central area. Women in orange saris and young girls with braided hair sit closest, while monastic men in saffron dhotis and shawls sit on the left. Banana-leaf plates of food and small clay lamps are set along the mats at right. At the far right a golden arch and decorated deity murti stand under small coloured umbrellas, and hanging paper lanterns decorate the white ceiling. A camera rig is visible on the left. No individual can be confidently identified from appearance.

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