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Indoor satsang-style gathering in a carpeted hall with red and orange cushions. In the foreground a man in white clothes and an orange-red shawl with his palms pressed together receives a blessing as a seated figure in a large orange-red turban and orange-gold robe, with a beaded mala around the neck, touches his forehead with raised fingers. The seated figure sits in a brown leather armchair on the right. Behind them, many people in white clothes and orange-red shawls sit and stand, and a child in orange stands near the centre. A wall panel shows a purple patterned design. a person cues: orange-red turban, orange-gold robe, mala, and seated in a throne-like chair; the figure is not confidently identified from appearance.

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