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A photograph of a meeting in a plain white-walled hall with tall windows and blue floor mats dotted with orange motifs. A standing man in a dark blue kurta with an orange shawl and white dhoti addresses a seated circle of about two dozen people on the mats. Many seated attendees wear saffron and orange robes and orange turbans, while others wear white dhotis and kurtas or pale clothing. Several hold water bottles placed on the mats. A young man in white stands near the left window, and white plastic chairs line the back of the room.

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