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A photograph of a crowd standing in a hall with arms crossed over the chest, a posture of devotion during a gathering. In the foreground, a man in plain white kurta and dhoti stands with arms folded, a rudraksha-style necklace visible, and beside him a man in a white kurta and white mundu also holds his arms crossed. Other men in white dhotis, a man in a checked shirt, and a man with glasses stand nearby, some blurred in the foreground. A large dark screen hangs at the top, and an orange banner with a printed portrait hangs on the wall behind. No individual is identifiable as a person by the visible cues.

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