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A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor under a white tent canopy during an evening satsang. Most attendees wear white, with others in saffron, red, green, blue and purple saris and salwar kameez; many women have long braids and some wear colourful caps. Hanging orange and red lanterns decorate the ceiling. At the front, a decorated stage holds a gold-framed backdrop and a lit altar with a deity murti and oil lamps. A figure in orange robes stands near the left side of the stage, but facial and physical features are too indistinct to say who it is. Metal poles rise between rows of seated people.

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