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A seated group inside a temple hall with colourful deity murtis and garlands along the back wall. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a low seat holding a microphone and speaking, with a second man in orange beside him. Around them, a line of women and a few others sit on floor mats facing him, wearing red, orange, pink, green and teal saris and salwar; several are seen from behind. Brass plates and offerings sit on the floor near the deities, and a row of orange and yellow-robed figures stands along the left wall.

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