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Outdoor group gathering on bare sandy ground in front of a red brick wall, with people seated in a circle. A woman in light blue scrubs and a dark beaded necklace sits cross-legged on the left, smiling and turned toward a woman in a pink-and-red patterned headscarf and black trousers. Beside her, a woman in a bright blue t-shirt with a small emblem sits with hands clasped. Behind them, seated people wear saris and white clothes. At lower right, a bald man in white clothing is seen from behind, and several women with dark hair sit near the front. The scene suggests an informal sitting discussion or satsang.

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