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Indoor ritual gathering in a light-coloured hall with many seated participants in the background. In the foreground a young man with short dark hair sits cross-legged, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha mala around his neck, a gold bangle and white ash marks on his forehead and arms. He holds a small brass spoon or lamp-like object in his right hand, palm raised, in a devotional gesture. Beside him on the floor sits a small framed photograph of a woman in red and orange, next to plates of offerings and flowers. Other participants wear white dhotis and saffron-orange cloths and sit on the floor.

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