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A large seated audience of devotees sits on yellow mats and cushions on a hall floor, watching a stage at the right. A white-clad woman in the centre background and a woman in orange sit near a raised dais. On the stage a white statue of a robed figure with orange garments and a saffron-coloured shawl stands beside a potted plant and flower arrangement, while a saffron banner hangs above with a dark mountain backdrop. Many attendees wear white, red, blue and striped clothing, and a man in a white shirt sits in the foreground. White plastic chairs line the rear of the hall beneath brick-patterned windows, with a purple bird emblem on the wall. The scene suggests a discourse or darshan session.

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