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A stage event with a large blue water backdrop showing a waterfall and ducks. In the foreground, a figure with long dark dreadlocks, wearing a red-orange wrap and gold waist sash, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a row of seated spiritual leaders on white cushioned seats. A bald man in orange robes sits at left with hands folded, another in orange sits center-left, and a bearded man in white sits near the left edge. At right, a bald man in red-orange robes and a gold beaded necklace stands with hands folded. Red and gold cushions rest on the seats. The scene suggests a padapuja-style honouring of the seated leaders. a person candidate appearance is uncertain.

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