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Outdoor ashram gathering at Aadikailaasa in Bengaluru. In the foreground a woman in a rust-red saree with a long braid holds a thin wooden stick and walks across a red-tinted path. Behind her, a crowd of devotees sits and stands on paved ground beneath open-sided shelters, many in orange, saffron and white clothing with rudraksha and white flower garlands. Several women sit cross-legged near a red floral strip, one holding a small child. A man at left sits on a low dais with an ornate carved wooden canopy and a red cloth, garlanded and wearing orange, with a small framed picture beside him. Standing electric fans and a hose lie on the ground. Visible people number roughly 30 to 40.

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