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A seated group of men in an ashram hall performs a ritual sitting on green and blue mats with eyes closed and hands in mudra. Front center, a bald man with a rudraksha mala and rust-orange dhoti holds his hands together in his lap. Beside him, a younger man wears a rust-orange shawl draped over one shoulder and sits with eyes closed. Behind them, bearded and long-haired men wear white dhotis and sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms. Small brass oil lamps and a brass vessel sit on the floor in front. Other participants and a blurred background fill the room.

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