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A large crowd of devotees, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis with saffron-orange trim and rudraksha-style neck beads, presses into a hall around a seated figure. The seated person has long dark hair and wears a sleeveless red top with orange cloth draped over the lap, and a light pink flower is held in the hands of a devotee in front. Several devotees wear white and orange-red garlands, and the room has lattice windows and white cloth on the floor. Visible people number in the 21-100 range. The seated figure's identity is not established by appearance alone, so the figure is described by role only.

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