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A photograph of a discourse hall with a red-walled interior and thatched canopy strung with garlands and hanging brass lamps. A bearded man in saffron-orange robes sits on a white throne draped with a striped tiger-skin cloth, holding a small cup aloft while speaking. Behind him stands a bronze Nataraja dancing Shiva figure and a small bronze bull. Around fifteen to twenty devotees in orange robes and a few in green and white sit on the floor facing him, many with their backs to the camera. A standing attendant in orange stands at the right edge. Carved stone pillars and a brass oil lamp with a stand are visible in the foreground.

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