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A seated group of saffron-robed monastics sits on the floor along a long white cloth laid with banana-leaf plates of rice, yellow curry, strawberries, small bowls and water bottles. The central man in the foreground wears a saffron-orange shawl over his bare shoulders, rudraksha malas, bracelets and glasses, and holds a handheld microphone to his mouth while speaking. Beside him a man in a red-and-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead listens. Behind them more saffron-clad people, a child in white, and a seated attendee in a wheelchair appear in a hall. Some people hold plates of food. The scene reads as a satsang-style discourse over a shared meal.

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