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A row of about fifteen to twenty people stands barefoot on a paved walkway in front of a terracotta-coloured building, many with palms pressed together in namaste. Most wear white kurta-style clothing, with some in saris, shawls and coloured scarves in blue, orange and red, and rudraksha-style red beaded malas around their necks. A tall signboard behind them carries a printed text panel and a portrait of a woman, and a Kannada-script sign on the building reads as a deity temple. No one is identifiable as a person in this crowd, and the setting suggests a satsang gathering outdoors.

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