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Outdoor group meditation under a large spreading tree with dense green leaves and bare branches overhead. Dozens of seated devotees, mostly women and children, wear white clothing, many with rudraksha malas and small pendants, sitting with eyes closed on mats and cloth on the ground. A standing man in white stands near the tree at the back, and a few men at the right wear orange or saffron robes. A water bottle and bags rest on the ground at the front. Pale-blue and white emblem appears at the upper left.

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