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Indoor gathering under a corrugated metal roof with bare bulbs and orange bunting. A figure with long dark hair wearing orange-saffron robes and a red and green garland sits on an ornate golden throne canopied with white flower garlands and red and yellow marigold strings, holding a small trident-like staff. Seated devotees in white clothes and orange shawls sit on a mat in front, and standing onlookers in white, blue and turquoise saris and shirts line the room. A man in a white shirt holds a camera. Tie-dye patterned Hindu-style banner and a painted pillar appear at left. Consistent with a satsang or darshan setting.

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