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Large group of devotees seated on the floor during a ritual, mostly shirtless men wearing white dhoti cloths, with white ash (vibhuti) smeared across their chests and arms. Several wear orange-and-red eye masks over their eyes and rudraksha malas around their necks. In the foreground, a man with a wristwatch and rudraksha mala cups white ash in his palms while a bearded man beside him does the same. Crowd members behind them sit in similar attire, some with white cords over their shoulders. Participants appear to be taking part in a ritual practice with ash.

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