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A seated group meeting in a bright hall with a blue-and-white cloth spread on the floor. Around a wide rectangle of people sit many men in saffron and orange robes, some with orange turbans and shawls, alongside others in white dhotis and shirts. A man in a blue striped kurta on the right gestures with raised hands while speaking. Behind the group, a framed portrait of a saffron-turbaned figure hangs above a banner in Kannada script with a painted portrait of a man in an orange turban. Water bottles sit along the cloth edge. Printed copyright and source credits appear at lower right.

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