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A photograph of a large indoor hall with pink walls, red curtains and framed pictures high on the walls, where a seated group performs a lamp-offering ritual. In the foreground, young boys and a few teenagers in maroon and orange robes sit on mats, many holding small oil lamps or flames and extending them forward. Several older men in orange garments with rudraksha malas and shaved heads sit among them, and a row of kalasha-style brass vessels, plates of flowers and fruit lie on the floor. Behind them, many seated men and women in white clothing sit with hands together in namaskar, while others watch from chairs. The setting appears to be a devotional gathering or satsang.

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