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A photograph of a seated satsang on a raised orange-draped platform before a dark wooden backdrop. In the centre, a bearded man with long hair, wearing a saffron robe, a multi-strand beaded mala and a tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged on a red-and-gold cloth. A standing attendant in saffron holds a tall silver umbrella-style chhatra overhead, and another attendant in saffron holds a silver staff with a shaft of white cloth behind him. To the left, a man with a tall black turban and yellow marigold garland sits with his hands folded, wearing a rust-coloured dhoti and gold armbands. To the right, a bearded sannyasi in an orange turban and saffron robe sits with a fan-like white cloth. Seated devotees in orange appear at the bottom edge. A video camera is visible at the lower left.

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