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Indoor satsang scene. A figure with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a rust-red wrap, a white-and-blue beaded garland and rudraksha bracelets, sits on a cushion beside an ornate gold lion-headed seat and holds a red fruit or ball toward a bald, bearded elder in orange robes with folded hands. Behind them, women in orange and cream saris stand with palms pressed together, and a woman in a white shawl bows at right. A ceiling fan and cream wall frame the room. The seated figure bears distinctive adornments and clothing cues, so this is a probable appearance-based match for a person seated in a teaching role, though identity remains uncertain.

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