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A seated congregation fills a hall with pink walls, red curtains and framed pictures, most people sitting on striped mats. In the foreground, several men in saffron and orange robes wear rudraksha malas and sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation. Others wear white dhotis and shawls. A bald man in orange on the right holds a small object. A deity murti stands in a red-lit altar area at the back, and a few people stand near the far wall. Some attendees wear vibhuti markings on their foreheads. Gold-painted stanchions line the left edge.

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