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Several monastic devotees in orange saffron robes gather in an indoor hall, sharing grains or flower petals from cupped hands. A devotee at left has long dreadlocks, a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and rudraksha malas, and a white tilak on the forehead. A bald man at centre wears a red-and-orange sash over a dark rudraksha mala and a white tilak. At right, another bald devotee in orange scatters petals. Wooden panelling and a white wall form the background, with more people in orange behind. a person cannot be confirmed from the visible cues alone, so the figures are described by role only.

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