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A large indoor satsang hall at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a seated crowd in rows on red and white floor mats, hands pressed in anjali, eyes closed in prayer. Foreground: several shaved-headed men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and forehead bands; a man in saffron wrap and mala at centre-right with hands folded; children and young boys in red and maroon dhotis and shirts with yellow sashes; women in white and red saris seated among them. Many men in white ritual clothes behind. Red curtains, framed pictures and a shelf with religious items on the wall in the background; small oil lamps and brass items on the floor near the front.

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