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A satsang scene in a temple-like hall with a seated man in a rust-orange turban, saffron-orange robe, gold necklace and rudraksha-style mala, reading from a sheet of paper while seated on a red and gold throne with golden lion-head armrests. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border stands holding a rudraksha mala, with a vertical tilak on her forehead. In the lower right an elderly white-haired man in white kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them are a brass oil lamp, orange drapery and a garland-decorated golden backdrop.
Photo 53 of 567 from 18 November 2015

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