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Night outdoor satsang on a stage under a multicoloured fringed canopy with red, white, yellow, blue and green tassels. A figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe with a fringed shawl and a rudraksha mala, seated on an ornate gold-carved throne with a maroon cushion. Probable Swamiji (appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala, seated as honoured speaker). Beside him, a shaved-headed attendant in saffron robe and rudraksha beads stands at left, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands at the edge in the foreground. A brass tray with offerings sits at lower right. Behind the throne hangs a banner with a world map and Tamil text, with a sign reading Dhyanapeetham-related satsang. Floral and bead-like string decorations edge the canopy.

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