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Night outdoor gathering at an ashram, with a row of small oil lamps glowing along the top of the frame. In the foreground a dark stone Shivalingam sits on a black peetha with flower offerings. Many devotees in white clothes and orange shawls sit closely packed on the ground. Near centre, a figure in an orange top and orange shawl with a beaded necklace sits upright, flanked by a person holding a long wooden staff with a fringed canopy above. A decorated altar with greenery is visible behind. Crowd count is approximate.

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