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Elevated view of an outdoor satsang at a stepped amphitheatre beside a water tank. A large dark stone shivalinga stands on a square platform in the centre of the water, reached by a metal ladder. A figure in orange robes stands on the ladder near the lingam, appearing to address the gathering. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothing fill the stone steps in the foreground, with some in orange, yellow and red saris and salwar. A red cloth and an orange mat lie on the steps near the front rows. Empty red seating rises behind the water. The appearance-based candidate in orange robes is a probable match to the a person candidate cues of orange clothing and ceremonial presence, with the lingam in the water as a setting cue, so this is a probable in-person presence.

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