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A large group of devotees gathers on a stage in front of a dark curtain at an Ananda Samajam convention. Many are dressed in white, with some women in white and gold-bordered saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, several wearing rudraksha-style malas and name badges. A gilded ornate throne with a red cushion stands at the left, and a man in orange robes and a white shirt sits near it, with another man in orange at the top left. Some devotees sit on the stage steps while others stand in tiers behind, including a child held by a woman at left and a young girl in a white outfit seated in the centre front.

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