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A large open-air gathering under a white tent at dusk, with hundreds of devotees seated closely on a blue carpet. Most men are bare-chested or wear white dhotis, with white and ash markings on their foreheads and arms, and many wear white shoulder cloths and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Women wear white saris with gold borders and white blouses, some with white flower garlands. Several people stand or walk between the rows, and speaker boxes, draped banners in red, gold and blue, and hanging lights frame the scene.