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A crowded indoor hall under a corrugated metal roof with ceiling fans, where a large group of devotees in white, pink and saffron clothing gathers around a central area. Two saffron-robed monastics stand near the centre, one bald with a long necklace of beads and the other wearing a garland of white flowers and a tilak; a figure in a white dhoti with a bare upper body and beaded bracelets stands at the left edge. A cameraman with a camera on a tripod films the group at the lower right, beside a large screen. Wall banners in red and blue patterns hang along the back wall. The scene resembles a satsang gathering, though no specific figure can be confirmed from appearance alone.

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