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A large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and hanging vines shelters a seated congregation on a dirt ground. Many people sit cross-legged on mats, most dressed in white, while a man in the foreground wears a pale turquoise kurta and white dhoti, seated on a low wall at the right. Toward the left, a dark statue wearing an orange garment and red headpiece stands beside a red-draped platform with a wooden seat and lamps. Several people sit in front of the platform and a white pole rises at the left edge. The scene appears to be a satsang or session held under the tree.

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