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A night-time outdoor satsang photographed from the front of a large gathering seated on the ground under bright floodlights. Many devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing sit cross-legged on white and green mats, many with hands pressed in anjali or clapping. Some wear rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. In the right foreground, a low orange-draped platform holds bananas wrapped in banana leaves, an orange sari, and brass offering plates. Strings of lights and palm trees frame the open ground. A man in orange robes sits at the far right edge near the front, while several people in the crowd hold cameras. Faces and expressions are not described beyond posture and gesture.

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