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A photograph of a seated congregation in a temple-like pavilion with stone pillars and ornate gold lamps. In the far background a bare-chested man with dark hair sits on a raised red platform gesturing with his hand, while a wooden throne-like seat stands in the foreground. Many devotees wear white dhotis and shawls edged with gold, some in orange or saffron robes, and one woman in a white top and maroon trousers sits on a wooden bench. Brass oil lamps, a steel pot and a yellow cloth bag sit beside a stone pillar, and a rudraksha-bead wearer in saffron is visible at right. Several people are seated closely together facing the front; the scene is busy and mostly obscured.

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