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A photograph of a temple-style hall where several men in white dhoti and kurta with orange shawls perform an aarti, holding bells and lit flames while smoke fills the air. The standing man in the foreground, with long hair tied back, smiles and holds a bell and a lamp. Behind them a framed portrait of a figure in orange hangs beside garlands and green leaves, and two young boys in white sit at the right with hands pressed together. A printed sign reads Anandalahari Ashram. The people are seated on mats near a decorated stage.

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