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A seated group discussion in a hall with a marble floor and patterned carpet. In the foreground, a woman in white dress with gold border, rudraksha mala and a yellow tilak on her forehead speaks while seated. Facing her, a blonde woman in an orange shawl wears a black headband, and a man in a teal kurta holds a printed booklet. Behind them, many seated participants in white clothes and red-orange shawls listen, some wearing black blindfold-style headbands. Visible people number about ten, so the crowd count is 6-20.

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