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A seated congregation during a satsang in a hall with wooden panelling. Most attendees wear white or red-orange garments; several women wear rudraksha malas and have tilak marks on their foreheads. Front-row women in saffron-red saris hold japa beads and sit with hands clasped. A woman in a pale blue shawl and a lanyard holds a mala in her hands. Others in white sit with eyes closed, hands folded in prayer or holding notes. Background rows show more seated devotees and a red-clad man near the right. No speaker or deity is visible in frame.

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