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A outdoor ritual satsang on a terrace with a hillside and a wall behind it. A bald priest in orange robes and a mala sits cross-legged at a microphone on a cream cloth, reading from an open book, with a brass lamp and small metal vessels beside him. In front, a long row of metal plates holds bananas, apples, oranges and grapes as offerings. Devotees in orange shawls and white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor, several with hands together, including a child in red. Bookshelves and a plain building stand behind the crowd. The priest is not clearly identified from appearance, so he is described only by role.

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