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A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated in rows on mats and white chairs, hands pressed in anjali mudra at chest level, eyes closed in prayer. Many women wear saris and salwar kameez in cream, gold, red, orange and teal; several wear rudraksha malas and red or white kumkum/vibhuti marks. A shaved-headed person in the front center wears a red-orange top and red pants. Oranges and a small bottle sit on a tray in the lower left foreground, and a striped mat lies in front. Among the crowd, a man in a purple shirt and a few others appear in the back. Behind them is a red wall and bare ground. No identifiable presiding figure is visible in the frame.

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