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A crowded indoor ritual hall hazy with smoke or incense, decorated with a string of paper lanterns and mango leaves overhead. In the centre, a bearded man in an orange-brown robe and rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a silver tray of yellow flower petals. Beside him, a long-haired figure in a bright orange robe and a gold-toned beaded necklace stands with hands at the sides. A man in white holds a video camera above the crowd. Seated devotees in white, orange and red saris and white shirts fill the floor, and a small oil lamp burns on a low wooden stool at the front. Framed photographs hang on the right wall.

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