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A seated group gathers closely on a tiled floor for a ritual or teaching circle. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with white markings on his body sits with hands pressed together beside a golden lion-shaped object and a red-and-gold cloth draped over the knees of a woman in white. The woman in the centre wears a white blouse, red-and-saffron shawl, white forehead marking and beaded jewellery, and looks downward. Around them, women in white and saffron, a woman in a pink-and-gold sari, and children in white with red beaded necklaces sit attentively, some with hands folded. A woman in a yellow-gold blouse with a gold headpiece and tilak is at left. The scene appears to be a darshan or satsang gathering; no clearly identifiable a person is visible.

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