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Photograph of a large indoor hall with a white curved ceiling and hanging colourful fabric banners with yellow tassels. Many young boys and men in white dhoti-style garments move in lines across a concrete floor marked with yellow lines, some carrying books or clipboards. A few wear orange or saffron cloth. Along the back wall are a framed screen, display cases and a sign reading Things Used by Paramahamsa in his young age.

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