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Elevated wide view of a large hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, mostly in white clothes, with women in colourful saris on the left and white-clad men and women on the right. A red carpet runs down the centre toward a stage backdrop painted with a large tree, where several people stand. White ceiling fans hang from a high ceiling, and banners with teal and red draping line the walls. A small statue sits in an alcove at right, and a framed portrait hangs on the left wall. A printed signboard above the stage reads a Tamil phrase. Scale suggests a large Kalpataru gathering, though only the visible crowd is counted here.

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