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A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on a hillside among trees and shrubs under a pale sky. Most wear white clothing with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and several wear rudraksha or bead malas. Many sit cross-legged or kneel on the ground, some with hands folded or chins resting on hands, listening attentively. A few women in white saris and salwar stand or sit in the background. The crowd fills the frame, with a tree trunk in the foreground on the left and a woman with light hair in white clothing near the upper left.

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