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A group of shaved-headed young boys and young men in saffron-orange robes sit on the floor in a hall during a ritual, each with a white horizontal tilak on the forehead and wooden rudraksha malas around the neck. Many hold small brass oil lamps or diyas and seem to be offering light, with brass pots, flower petals and pink-tinted offerings on silver trays arranged in front of them. A man in white clothing sits at the back, and a green-covered book is visible at right. The setting appears to be a puja or aarti with oil lamps. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people.

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