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A photograph of an evening puja in an ashram hall with white pillars and framed pictures on the walls. A man in saffron-orange robes with a red-striped shawl stands at the center, holding a lit lamp aloft in a brass holder. Beside him a small ornate wooden shrine with a domed canopy is decorated with pink flowers and green leaf garlands, with brass vessels and offerings in front. A woman in a red sari sits on a cushioned wooden chair, and a row of seated devotees, including women in green and teal saris and children, watch from the right. A younger person in yellow sits in the lower foreground, and white packaged items are stacked at the right edge.

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