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Night outdoor satsang on a riverside or lakeside with city lights reflected on dark water behind. A seated figure at left wears a red-orange head wrap, gold necklaces and a saffron-toned shawl, hands pressed in namaste, seated before a silver-framed backdrop, a table draped in gold brocade holding a brass kalasha, a silver vessel and a garland of white flowers, under a gold fringed parasol. Beside them a seated man in saffron robes with a bare upper body, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments holds an open book. Around them devotees sit in white, saffron and dark clothing, many with hands folded in prayer, and a silver trident stands at right. The scene matches a person satsang setting, with the seated central figure a person candidate by visible cues including ornate gold jewellery, rudraksha mala and a saffron-toned shawl.

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