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Indoor darshan session in an ashram hall. A bearded man with long dreadlocks, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha-style garland, sits on an ornate silver-and-red throne holding a white cord, smiling. Behind him stand a row of women in white and saffron clothing, some with gold necklaces. At the right, a boy in white clothes stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A seated man in white with a white tilak is partly visible at the lower right. The floor is covered with striped striped mats, a golden staff rests against the throne, and potted plants and clay pots line the left side.

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