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A dense crowd fills a temple hall, with devotees pressing forward and folding their hands in anjali. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe reaches out with his right hand to bless a devotee, who bows with hands joined. A bald man in an orange shawl stands beside him, and a cameraman in the lower foreground films the scene with a handheld camera whose small monitor is visible. Behind them, a golden deity murti and decorated altar are visible through the crowd, with red and orange drapery on the walls. Many devotees wear white and pastel saris and kurtas. The scene suggests darshan and blessing within a satsang gathering.

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