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A large seated gathering of men in white dhotis and white shirts sits cross-legged on mats in a hall, many with white vibhuti horizontal lines on their foreheads and wearing rudraksha malas and saffron-and-white shawls. Several wear lanyard ID badges. In the foreground a grey-haired man in white with a white forehead mark sits with eyes closed and a headset-like wire at his ear, beside a man in a white and gold-bordered shawl with a rudraksha mala. Behind them rows of devotees stretch back toward a far wall with framed deity pictures and a glowing lamp. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session. No person here is clearly identifiable as a person by visible cues.

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