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A photograph of an indoor satsang setting with red silk drapery behind. On the right, a figure with long dark hair, a white vibhuti marking on the forehead, gold earrings, and an orange saffron garment draped over the shoulder, wearing rudraksha bracelets and mala beads, is seated and receiving the hands of a man in a white kurta with an orange lanyard, who bows with his hands extended. Behind them, a second person in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits. A woman in white and other attendees stand in the background. a person cues (long hair, saffron clothing, ceremonial adornments) are present on the seated figure receiving the devotee's respect, consistent with a paada pooja setting.

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