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Several men sit cross-legged on a light floor in a hall, applying white sacred ash to their foreheads with their fingertips. The foreground man in the centre wears a red shawl over white clothing with gold trim and a gold bangle. The man on the right wears cream-colored garments and a red shawl, with a white forehead mark. Behind them, others in white dhotis and red shawls also apply vibhuti, and a bald man on the left wears a gold wristwatch and a white outfit with gold edging. Tables and chairs are blurred in the background.

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A seated group of devotees in an indoor hall performs a meditative gesture, each touching a finger to the forehead between the eyebrows. Men wear white dhotis with yellow or orange borders, rudraksha malas and gold bracelets; several have bare upper bodies and orange shawls. A woman in white with glasses and a red shawl sits at left, and a man at right wears a red-maroon turban. Others in white and cream saris and kurtas sit in the foreground. A black board with white lettering hangs on the back wall above the crowd, and a white pillared stage area lies behind them. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-08-15Several men seated on the floor in white dhoti and shawl garments wear white ash markings on their foreheads and arms during a seated meditation or satsang session. The foreground man in front right holds two fingers to his forehead in a meditative gesture, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and a red-edged white shawl. 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