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A dense seated crowd of young boys and some adults, all dressed in plain white shirts and dhotis, sit closely together in an indoor hall with warm, dim lighting. Many wear thin red and white threads at the neck and small pendants; some have white tilak smears on their foreheads. A middle-aged man in the centre-right wears a white shirt, a dark rudraksha-style mala and a pendant, with a vermilion mark on his forehead, and sits among the boys. Several boys smile or look toward the front, and one boy in the centre applauds with raised hands. Most faces are turned forward toward an unseen speaker or stage.