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A group of devotees sit cross-legged on mats in a covered hall at night, many in white and saffron-orange garments, with some wearing orange shawls. A woman standing at right in a white sari with orange shawl holds an open book and appears to lead recitation. A person in white seated in the center with a shawl faces her. On the far left, another figure in orange sits near a microphone stand. Behind the group, wall panels show framed saffron-robed figures and a display of white and orange garments. Blue curtains hang at left.

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