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A photograph of seated devotees at a person Sangha gathering, many wearing saffron and orange shawls and caps, with floral garlands of white and orange blossoms. A bald older man in the centre wears a white dhoti, orange shawl, glasses and a forehead mark, holding a small object, while wearing a headset. Beside him a man in an orange head covering and glasses sits in front of a red draped backdrop, and a younger man in a white shirt and orange shawl with headphones sits at the right foreground. Two bearded men in orange robes sit at the left edge.

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