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Outdoor gathering on bare earth beneath coconut palms, with rows of empty dark green metal folding chairs in the foreground. Many people stand with arms folded or hands pressed together in namaste, most in white dhotis and shirts or in white, red and orange saris. A woman in a white sari with red border holds a small child, and a woman in a red blouse and white sari stands at right. A man in an orange shawl stands among the crowd, but no one is clearly identifiable as a person. A white SUV is parked behind, a blue banner with a bird emblem hangs on a pole at upper left, a portrait is mounted on a hut, and a loudspeaker is on a utility pole.