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A photograph of a ritual hall with white draped ceiling and pink hanging lamps, showing a Maheshwara Puja-style ceremony. A man in the centre wears a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body, seen from behind. Women in orange, red and maroon saris and white head coverings attend food offerings on brass plates and banana leaves. A woman in orange sits on a low silver stool. Bare-chested men in white dhotis stand at right, and colourful striped mats cover the floor. A sign at upper left reads 'sarvajnapeetha'. No clearly visible a person candidate.

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