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A large seated gathering of devotees in white and coloured saris and dhotis, many wearing white headbands, sits on white plastic chairs in rows. A young man in a long saffron-orange robe walks down the central aisle, head bowed, past the seated crowd. Several women in the foreground have their palms pressed together in anjali. Some devotees wear marigold and jasmine garlands and orange flower strands in their braids. A patterned runner covers the floor in the aisle. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse hall setting. a person: the robed figure in saffron walking the aisle has long hair and saffron sannyasi robes, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

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