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A man seated in the foreground with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, wearing a white collarless kurta with a blue inner collar and a patterned pink-and-grey Nepali topi cap. Behind him, rows of seated devotees in white and pale clothing sit on the floor of a hall, with a strand of orange marigold garlands along the lower left. The setting is a satsang with attentive participants; the man is not claimed to be a person.

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