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A row of young men seated cross-legged on a marble floor in a hall, all in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth, many bare-chested, with white ash horizontal markings on their foreheads and arms and rudraksha and bead malas on their necks and wrists. Their palms are pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. In front of each is a banana leaf set with small mounds of food, sweets, rice and a clay cup, indicating a communal meal or annadan. A gold-framed deity image and a golden figure sit at the right edge, with maroon drapes and potted plants behind them.

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