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A crowded devotional gathering of young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style wraps, most bare-chested, many with long dreadlocked or loose dark hair and gold necklaces, arms raised with palms open in ecstatic dance or chanting. A boy in a gold-embroidered jacket with a tilak mark and beaded bracelets stands at the lower left. Behind them, a few people in white and yellow clothing are visible among the crowd. A rudraksha mala hangs on one man at right. The scene suggests a group satsang or dance performance. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.

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