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A seated congregation fills a bright hall with white walls and rows of white plastic chairs. In the foreground, an elderly bald man on the left wears an orange head cloth, a bare upper body, a white cloth over one shoulder and a rudraksha mala. Most men wear white shirts and the women wear saris or salwar in blue, green and brown. Attendees face forward and listen intently. Windows at the back show more seated people. A few faint printed notices hang on the back wall.

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