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Photograph of a satsang on a raised stage before a deep red curtain with hanging brass bells. A golden throne with a carved cobra-hood backrest sits centre, with a red cushion and a tiger-skin-patterned seat cover. Seated women in saree and sari-style dress line the stage: on the left a woman in pink and blue, two in blue and teal sarees, and a woman in brown holding a microphone and speaking. A seated figure with a long dark plait and a rudraksha mala is at the throne area, with a faint portrait behind. To the right, more devotees in orange, yellow and red sarees sit on a striped kilim, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha sits near the edge. A golden lion statue lies in the lower right. Gold-framed panels and oil lamps decorate the stage.

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