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Photograph of a stage at a Tamil-language meditation satsang. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with long hair, rudraksha-style beads and a gold garland, sits on an ornate gold throne before a deep orange backdrop. Two gilded metal deity murtis stand on a gold-trimmed platform in front, one with multiple arms. A devotee in orange robes and a wrapped cloth leans in from the left, holding a silver vessel over the figures, while a man in white shirt and a few seated men are visible at the right edge. A painted temple tower appears on the backdrop and a lit oil lamp glows at upper right. Visible Tamil text on the backdrop reads 'தியான சத்சங்கம்' (Dhyana Satsang, meditation satsang). A probable Swamiji candidate is seated on the throne, identified by the saffron robes, long hair, rudraksha beads and gold garland cues.

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