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A large seated group of devotees in an indoor hall, mostly men in white dhoti and shirt outfits with rudraksha malas, many with white or sandal forehead markings. In the foreground, boys in red and saffron-orange cloths sit on a red mat with a small brass puja set, a kalasha-style vessel and lamps. Several men wear orange shawls and orange cloth. Behind them, seated people face the front, and a few standing figures are visible at the top edge. Some attendees wear name badges. The scene reads as a satsang or ritual sitting, with a plain bright hall behind.

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