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A seated congregation fills a hall with pillars wrapped in colourful patterned fabric. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari sits on a mat with hands pressed in anjali, beside a woman in white with a yellow shawl, also with palms together. In front of them lie a brass plate with flowers and a small lamp, a bowl and a purple tray. Behind them, devotees in white garments and rudraksha malas sit in rows along a metal railing, many with hands in prayer. The setting suggests satsang or a devotional discourse.

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