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Three men sit cross-legged on red mats in a hall during a satsang, with many seated devotees in orange robes behind a rope barrier. The man on the left wears a white dhoti and white shawl with gold border, a long rudraksha mala, and a red tilak on his forehead, with long hair tied back, eyes closed in meditation. The man in the centre wears orange robes with a red border, a dark rudraksha mala and white tilak markings, and gazes upward. The man on the right wears a red-brown shawl with gold border and a rudraksha mala, hands folded in his lap. White ash markings are visible on their arms and torsos. Small cups and a red cloth sit on the mat in front of them, with a few red flower petals scattered on the floor.

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