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A large outdoor-style hall with white pillars and a wooden ceiling holds a seated congregation of several hundred people, many with hands in prayer. In the foreground, a shirtless man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange shawl kneels before a silver bowl of yellow rice, a green banana leaf beside it. Front rows show women in orange, saffron and blue saris and men in white kurtas, with monks in orange and red robes seated on white cloth behind rows of brass-lidded cups and leaf offerings. Some onlookers stand at the back. Visible actions are prayer and offering, consistent with a ritual gathering.

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