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Photograph of a large Inner Awakening darshan session seen from behind the audience. On a stage with a golden temple-style backdrop and purple night-sky projection, a woman in a maroon saree stands near a whiteboard and gestures toward the crowd. A large magenta velvet throne with gold ornamentation sits empty on the stage, flanked by potted plants and an oil lamp. A cameraman in white clothes films from the side. Rows of seated devotees in white and pastel clothes fill the foreground, and a few saffron-robed figures sit near the stage. A throne is present but no figure is seated on it, so no identifiable candidate is shown.

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