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A seated group of around thirty men in a bright hall performs a ritual with hands raised to their foreheads, palms cupped over the eyes. Most are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold-yellow borders and tulsi or rudraksha malas around their necks, with gold bangles on their wrists. Several have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A few heads are shaved and some men have longer hair. Some hold small items, and a mobile phone rests on the floor at lower centre. The room has white tiled floors and plain walls. The page indicates a Jnanasambandar puja at Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam, but no shown figure is clearly identified as a person.

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