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Night photograph of a large seated crowd at an outdoor satsang in Pondicherry, with rows of men and women in white shirts, dhotis and saris facing forward. Two monastic figures in orange robes sit in the front row, one with a shaved head at centre, the other further left with a shaved head. Metal crowd barriers and a green-and-yellow vehicle appear in the background. A white-shirted man in glasses sits at lower right, and children are scattered through the rows. The scene is dense with spectators, but the visible people in view are far more than a few, so the count is recorded as a range.

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