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Indoor hall under a white tent ceiling with a painted decorative pillar and ceiling fans. A woman in orange sits on a white armchair with a small table of offerings before her, speaking into a microphone to a seated audience. Rows of devotees in white clothes with yellow sashes sit on an orange floor covering, some with books and a laptop nearby. Two monastic figures in orange robes sit at the left edge near folding chairs, one with a shaved head. A backdrop of painted trees and a stage area with a seated person in white appear at the right. Red curtains hang on the right side. A blue sign on the left wall reads in Latin script.

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