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Indoor satsang in a dim temple hall with carved wooden pillars and a hanging woven lamp. A bearded man in saffron-orange robes sits on a raised cushioned seat at left, one arm extended forward in a teaching gesture. Around a central stone platform with a brass lamp stand, many devotees sit on the floor, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez in blues, greens, purples and reds, plus a few in white. A blank projection screen stands at the back, with a woman in orange seated near it. Visible people number roughly thirty to forty.

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