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A dense crowd of devotees fills the frame, many in white dhotis and saffron or orange shawls. In the centre, a smiling young man in an orange shawl raises both arms and claps, with red bangles on his wrists and a red tilak on his forehead. Men around him, some wearing glasses and rudraksha or beaded necklaces, smile and clap or raise their hands. A man at lower left wears a red-orange wrap and a tilak, and a man at lower right has a bare upper body with a white cloth. The atmosphere is joyful and celebratory, and the faces are uplifted toward the front of the hall. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.