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A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on blue mats under a white tent during a Kalpataru class in Thiruvannamalai. Most wear white clothes, and a few women wear yellow and cream sarees. Men in white stand near the front and aisle, and a projection screen above the stage shows a figure. Blue and yellow draped cloth lines the sides, and a decorated stage holds a deity murti and floral arrangements. Overhead lamps light the scene and a few yellow bags lie on the mats. Several hundred people are visible.

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