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Outdoor ashram scene with a man seated on a low wooden platform under a canopy, wearing an orange-red dhoti and a garland of flowers, his face lit with a smile. Around him, a crowd of devotees in orange and maroon robes, rudraksha malas and some in white dhotis and saris stands watching. A man in a purple-and-pink dhoti, his clothes splashed with red and purple colour, bows toward the platform on a paved area dusted with red powder. Electric fans and a small framed picture sit near the seat, and a rope lines the stage.

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