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A seated group of devotees sits in a loose circle on a multicoloured woven mat inside a plain hall with white tiled walls and orange double doors. Many wear white tops or kurtas with orange shawls, and several wear yellow shawls. Some hold open booklets or papers, and one woman holds a microphone. A few people hold rudraksha or prayer beads, and an elderly man in white sits near the centre. The scene looks like a group study or satsang session. Several people sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera. No clearly identifiable a person figure is present in the frame.

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