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A large outdoor crowd gathered under orange canvas tents at a riverside event. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shawl kneels on a striped red, green and yellow mat, with his hands resting on the cloth, while devotees in white and saffron sit close around him. Standing men in white garments and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces line the path, and a woman in an orange sari stands near the middle. A decorated fringed umbrella with a green and orange canopy stands at the left edge, and a metal bridge structure is visible in the background. Many older women in saris and head coverings sit in the foreground, and men in white and saffron fill the rows behind them. The scene looks like a satsang or public gathering.

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