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A large seated congregation of devotees sits cross-legged on red and patterned mats in a hall during a meditation or satsang session. Many young men in white dhoti-style clothes wear yellow shawls, rudraksha malas and white vibhuti on their foreheads, some with lanyard-style badges. Behind them, rows of white-clad participants and people in colourful clothes fill the room, with orange drapes hanging at the top of the frame. A few men wear headphones. In the upper right, an orange-robed figure sits among the crowd, and a golden ornamental arrangement appears near the back. The scene shows a meditative devotional assembly rather than an individual leader.

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