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A crowded indoor hall with a red curtain at the right edge. Many young boys in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand among women in orange, red, yellow and blue saris, some with orange head coverings. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers leans in from the right holding a microphone, and a camera on a tripod is visible behind the crowd. A bald man in an orange-red garment stands at the back, and a pedestal fan sits near the centre. A purple logo sits in the top-left corner. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the scene shows a gurukul-style gathering with students and devotees.

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