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A large crowd of devotees sits closely packed on green mats under a white tent during an evening satsang at Nithyananda Peetham in Tiruvannamalai. Most men are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis and rudraksha necklaces, while women sit in white saris with red borders. Many raise hands in the air, and a few people wear white shirts. Colourful hanging decorations and string lights line the tent's ceiling, and a stage glows in the distance. No single a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the seated crowd, so no candidate is described.

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