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A photograph of a group of men in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a red cloth before an altar. Several wear rudraksha malas and have white tripundra markings smeared across their foreheads, arms and chests. Behind them stands an ornate golden shrine with a large decorated deity murti adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers, silver ornaments and a hooded serpent canopy, flanked by smaller deity figures. A golden standing figure stands at the right edge. A purple cloth and a pink-draped platform sit below the murti. The seated men have eyes closed or lowered, hands folded or resting on their laps.

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