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A large hall with pink walls and red curtains in front of rows of windows, with framed portraits hanging on the walls. Many people sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing the same direction, performing a pada-puja style ritual with small oil lamps (diyas) lit in front of them. Brass plates hold offerings and small brass vessels sit on the mats. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a shaved head wears a white dhoti and a red-bordered white shawl, holding a lit lamp in his hands. Next to him an older man in white clothing and a white shawl also holds a lamp. A man in an orange robe sits at the left edge, and children and young people watch from the right side. A projector screen is visible at the far left.

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