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A photo of an open-air temple courtyard where a seated, central figure in a rust-orange robe with long dark hair holds a microphone and gestures while addressing a large circle of seated devotees. Around him, women and girls wear orange, saffron, teal and pink saris and salwars, and men wear white dhotis or lavender shirts. In the background stands a large orange-and-red Ganesha murti garlanded with green-and-white flower garlands, beside brass oil lamps, hanging bells and a golden kalasha-style decoration. A video camera on a tripod in the foreground records the gathering, and a second tripod stands behind. The speaker appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by the long swept-back hair and saffron-orange robe while seated on a raised platform, with the whole group engaged in satsang.

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