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A large hall with red-and-gold wall panels and rows of seated devotees on striped red mats during a morning satsang session. Foreground women sit cross-legged with eyes closed or heads bowed, one in a white sari with a dark mala and red bangles, another in a peach salwar kameez, another in a white top with beaded necklace. Brass oil lamps and small brass pots with offerings sit on the floor in front. Behind them, a standing man in white and others in white clothes are seated among the crowd; a woman in a blue sari stands at left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable.

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