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A seated group of devotees in a bright hall during a satsang or puja. In the foreground, a young woman in a pink and white floral salwar kameez sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside her, several schoolgirls in maroon uniforms with gold trim sit on the marble floor; one arranges brass items and small oil lamps near a brass deity figure, and another holds a small cloth-wrapped box. Behind them, rows of adults in white and pastel clothing sit with hands folded, some wearing glasses or lanyards. Clear water bottles, plastic containers and a green cup sit on the floor among the offerings. No central figure in saffron or ornate attire is visible, so no candidate is identified.

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