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Photograph of a seated congregation during a satsang in a hall with yellow walls and pale marble flooring. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on green and yellow mats, many with hands pressed in anjali or eyes closed in meditation. Women wear white kurtas, saffron and yellow saris, red and pink salwar, blue and grey tops, with rudraksha-style beads and bangles. A woman in front in a pink floral top and white pants holds her palms together. Brass puja items and a small orange container sit on the floor at right. No speaker is visible in this frame, so the presenter is not shown.

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