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A large seated gathering in an ornate hall with cream and gold walls, where many participants sit close together on white floor mats. Most wear saffron and orange clothing with orange and red head wraps, cream kurtas and orange stoles. Several people hold up large cut-out white human-shaped boards. In the upper centre a figure in a saffron turban and saffron robe with rudraksha beads sits beside a dark carved throne-like chair, with a trident-topped staff behind. Another person in a saffron turban and orange robes smiles in the foreground, and a cushion and an orange fabric bundle lie nearby. Display boards line the walls behind the crowd.

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