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A large satsang hall with white draped ceiling and rows of colourful hanging pennants and lanterns. Hundreds of seated devotees in white, orange, yellow and pink saris and kurtas fill the floor. At the front, a figure in saffron and orange robes with a red turban and a gold necklace stands on a raised platform near a small golden peetha, appearing to address the crowd; the appearance is uncertain. Video cameras on tripods and large screens flank the stage. Seated people number in the hundreds.

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