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Night outdoor satsang scene under string lights and hanging festoons. A man with long hair sits on an orange cushioned throne wearing an orange-and-gold dhoti and a beaded necklace, his bare feet resting on a low brick-coloured step. Before him, a man in an orange-and-gold dhoti holds a tray of offerings and fruit, bowing toward the throne, while a devotee in saffron and white stands near. A cut-out printed image of a saffron-robed sage seated in meditation, wearing a garland and a saffron turban, is carried forward on a stand by a man in white. A kalasha with a coconut and a garland stands at the right edge beside a priest in red-and-gold cloth. Behind, a crowd of devotees in white and coloured saris and dhotis stands with hands folded, and a rangoli decorates the ground with green leaves.

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