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Outdoor ritual gathering on a open ground with a tin-roofed shelter and palm trees behind. Dozens of men sit cross-legged on striped mats in white dhotis and bare upper bodies, many wearing rudraksha malas and sacred thread. A standing attendant in orange cloth with long dark hair and rudraksha beads holds a brass tray of grains or offerings, while seated participants reach toward it. Another man in orange stands at the far left, and an orange flag hangs at right. Shows a group puja or ritual distribution at an ashram.

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