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A large seated audience fills an indoor hall at a Shiva diksha teaching session. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis, and many wear rudraksha or tulsi-style beaded malas around their necks. A bald man at left has white vibhuti stripes across his forehead. A man in a black-and-white checked shirt sits in the foreground, and a boy in a blue checked shirt sits among the adults. A navy backpack rests on the floor. Pink walls and framed pictures line the background, and the crowd sits closely on mats. No speaker or throne is clearly visible in this frame.

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