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A photograph inside a plain, tin-roofed hall with fluorescent tube lights. Several saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees stand in a line near a side altar; a man in a long white dhoti and shawl stands center with his hands folded, and a priest in white-and-orange wraps is seen partly at the left edge. The figure at far left, with long dark hair, a gold necklace and orange robes, is seen from behind. Other orange-clad monks with shaved heads stand along the right, some with hands joined in prayer, and a bearded sadhu in orange appears at the back. Behind them, orange curtains partition the room and a ceremonial brass lamp stands on a table at the left. The scene suggests a devotional or ritual gathering.

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