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Four young men in orange sannyasi-style cloths and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged in a row on white cloth, eyes closed or lowered in meditation. The front man wears an orange head wrap with a tilak and holds his hands in his lap; the others have bare chests, vibhuti marks and hands in mudra. A brass kalasha or water vessel sits on the cloth at left. Two standing people in white dhoti and shawl stand behind them near wooden doors.

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