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A large outdoor group of devotees sits on a paved courtyard before a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with marigolds, with palm trees and a white building behind. Many women in white saris with saffron-orange shawls and yellow cloth sit in rows with hands pressed in prayer namaskar, some with eyes closed, on orange and yellow mats. Two seated figures on the left wear orange shawls over white. A few people sit on blue chairs at the edge, and a tripod camera stands near the statue. The gathering appears to be a group prayer or meditation session, with no visible leader.

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