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A photograph of a seated group on a raised stage during the Maha Sadashivoham program, facing right toward an unseen focus. In the foreground, a man in an orange-brown kurta with a white tilak on his forehead and beaded necklaces sits at the left edge; beside him a man in a cream dhoti and shawl sits with his back partly turned. Behind them rows of men and young people in saffron, orange and white garments with rudraksha malas and dhotis with gold borders sit cross-legged; a long-haired person with a topknot sits centrally, and a young woman in orange with beaded necklaces sits in front. At the right, a man in white with a gold-bordered dhoti sits and another man in white and gold holds his hands in anjali. Behind them a large backdrop reads 'maha sadashivoham' in gold lettering on red and grey, with a red curtain at left and a floor standing cooler at far left. a person's presence is not visibly confirmed by appearance.

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