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A photo of a large seated congregation in a bright hall with white tiled floor and red-cushioned mats, attendees sitting cross-legged with eyes closed or lowered in satsang. Many women wear sarees and salwar kameez in red, yellow, blue, green and white, one in a yellow shawl and several in white. A woman in the foreground wears a red and white striped saree; another in white clothes sits near brass plates, a tiffin-style container and a red bag. Chairs line the back of the hall. The front-row figures are close and clearly visible, and the back of the room holds more seated people. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.

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