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A seated satsang gathering in a temple-style open hall with a thatched and tiled roof, hanging brass bells and lamps, and a white projection screen on the back wall. A man in orange-brown robes sits at the left edge near a carved pillar, and a woman in red and orange sits on a red cushioned seat at the center in front of the screen. Around them a large crowd sits on the floor in saris, salwar kameez, white and orange clothing, and bare-chested devotees. A wooden low table and a small brass lamp stand in the foreground, with a woman in a pink top sitting at the front. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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