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Indoor ceremony in a temple hall with a red carpet and many seated men in ritual dress. In the foreground a seated man in a white dhoti and bare chest, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace, holds a green booklet and a microphone. Beside him men in orange-red and purple silk shawls, gold chains and rudraksha-style beads sit in rows, some bare-chested. Behind them standing figures, pillars, red and gold silk hangings, a decorated umbrella and framed deity portraits line the hall. A camera operator is visible at left. Appears to be a puja or satsang gathering.

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