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Indoor satsang hall with brick-toned walls, square pillars and a white-clothed table draped in orange cloth. A bearded man in an orange turban and orange robe, seated behind the table, extends his hand to receive an offering from a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, while devotees in orange shawls crowd the room. A man in orange stands at right, and a seated devotee in orange leans forward in pranam. Several people sit on the floor and in chairs, many wearing orange shawls. Ritual exchange during a Kailash Yatra gathering.

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