Photograph of a seated group of devotees at a temple-like hall performing a lamp ritual. Many men in white dhotis and white shawls, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, hold up lit oil lamps with flames visible in their hands. Some younger boys in striped sweaters sit in the foreground. Pink walls, a staircase and a red chair appear in the background. - Nithyanandapedia

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Photograph of a seated group of devotees at a temple-like hall performing a lamp ritual. Many men in white dhotis and white shawls, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, hold up lit oil lamps with flames visible in their hands. Some younger boys in striped sweaters sit in the foreground. Pink walls, a staircase and a red chair appear in the background.

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