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Evening scene at an outdoor ashram event with a green mat and string lights. In the foreground a woman in a white top and purple headscarf stands beside a row of people lying on colourful bedding. A woman in a black and white patterned shawl bends over, and a person in white leans forward toward a seated figure. Several people wear orange robes; one has an orange turban and another wears a long orange garment and rudraksha-style beads, seated near a silver staff. Men in casual shirts stand in the background beside a yellow-washed wall. A seated man on the right wears white dhoti and gold necklaces. The scene appears to show devotees receiving attention or blessings, with no clearly identifiable candidate for a person.

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