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Interior of a hall with cream walls and tiled floor bordered by red-brown lines. Red double doors stand open at the centre, with a wooden panel above them hung with cylindrical colourful banners and small lights. A blue sign on the left reads maintain silence, switch off cell phones, children under 12 years not allowed, video-audio and photography prohibited. Two fire extinguishers and potted palms flank the entrance. A figure in a long flowing saffron-orange robe walks out through the doorway, followed by several people in white and orange clothing behind them. A ceiling fan is mounted on each side of the wall.

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