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A large seated audience of men fills a yellow-walled hall during a satsang at the Tiruvannamalai ashram. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, several with rudraksha malas and name badges on their chests. A man in the foreground left wears a white shirt and mala, while a young man in a grey striped shirt sits centre with hands clasped. Others wear a green polo, a red-and-white outfit and a white-and-blue striped shirt. Many listen attentively with palms pressed together in devotion. The a person candidate is not clearly visible in this crowd shot, so no one is identified as him. Roughly fifty people are visible.

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