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A large seated audience fills a hall at a person Jayanthi event, packed rows of devotees on white plastic chairs. Many women wear white or saffron-trimmed saris and salwars, some in blue, pink, green and yellow; several have folded hands in anjali or are clapping. Men in white shirts and saffron shawls sit in the front rows. At the far left edge, a glimpse of an ornate altar or stage is visible. The crowd appears to number in the many hundreds, with the room extending far back.

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