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Outdoor garden satsang in a courtyard with lawn, tropical plants and a stone fountain in the foreground. Seated on a golden throne decorated with red and orange marigold garlands is a figure in red-orange robes with a red shawl, flanked by golden parasols. Two further garlanded figures sit on a raised green-draped platform at left, and a monk in orange robes stands at right. Dozens of devotees in white clothes with red-orange shawls sit on the grass facing the dais, with some seated on chairs at the back. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged on a mat before the platform.

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