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Two-panel photograph of an outdoor satsang held beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. In the upper panel, a crowd of devotees sits on mats in white, cream, yellow, orange, pink and navy clothing, facing a decorated seat under the tree. The seat is covered in red and orange cloth with a white arched frame and floral garlands, and a deity murti is visible. In the lower panel, a wider view shows the banyan canopy overhead with many seated participants in white and pastel clothes gathered in rows, with a red-decorated altar and a seated figure at the right edge.

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