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A large tented gathering with a ceiling draped in yellow, orange, green and red festoons and triangular pennants, lined with striped poles. Rows of white plastic chairs hold a dense audience of several hundred people, mostly men in white dhotis and kurtas with rudraksha malas, alongside saffron-robed sannyasis and some people in blue and yellow. A few men wear yellow shawls and orange head cloths, and a row of figures in the back right wears tall ornate headdresses. A red-covered table sits at the left edge, and a green railing and orange triangular bunting run along the front. The scene looks like a satsang or programme seating area.

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