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A large crowd of devotees sits on blue mats under a white tent canopy at an outdoor ashram event. Most wear white clothing, with women in white saris bordered in gold and men in white shirts and dhotis; some wear identity badges and rudraksha or gold-coloured necklaces. Red and gold drapes, blue and yellow striped curtains, loudspeakers and stage lights surround the open-air hall, with palm trees and flowering plants beyond. Front-row figures sit cross-legged while a crowd of several hundred fills the area, and the speaker stage is out of frame.