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A large hall decorated with orange marigold garlands and tall painted pillars hangs overhead from white ceiling fans. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the floor, many in white kurtas and saffron or orange robes, some in orange and red turbans. In the foreground, men in white clothing with red shawls sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, while another man in white holds a small red-tipped stick. Women in saffron and orange saris sit among them. On the left, a deity mural is partly visible. The scene appears to be a devotional gathering or ritual.

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