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A dense crowd of devotees sits with palms pressed together in namaskar in a temple hall lit by small oil lamps and green lights. Most wear white clothing, and several have white or ash markings on their foreheads. A woman in the right foreground wears an orange top, and a man beside her wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Some older women in white sarees and white headscarves sit in the background near a tiered altar with brass lamps. The scene appears to be a puja or satsang with devotees in prayer. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.

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