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Photograph of a yoga satsang hall with a green floor covering and white draped curtains. A standing man in white kurta and dhoti stands at left, looking toward a seated man in white kurta at a mixing console with laptop, microphones and a cable. Two women sit on the green floor at left, one in white with orange shawl, one in a brown-orange sari. A woman in an orange shawl sits at right with paperwork. A large pink poster at top shows a robed figure raising a hand, with Tamil text reading 'யோக சத்சங்கம்' (Yoga Satsang). a person's appearance is uncertain, so the seated console operator and standing man are described by role only.

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