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Outdoor ashram gathering on red mats under a colourful tasselled canopy in pink, teal and white. A long-haired man in orange robes sits cross-legged at left, smiling and gesturing with his hands; he matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, while the sitter is shown as a seated sannyasi. Beside him an orange-robed monk and a boy in a striped yellow-and-grey shirt with a name badge stand. A woman in a yellow sari with a rudraksha mala holds a small child, and a man in a grey shirt kneels handing out small gift packets. Trays of sweets and colourful boxes sit on the mat. Behind them, many devotees in white clothes sit in rows, and a figure in a yellow-and-orange garland stands near a white pillar. A camera operator is visible at the right edge.

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