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A photograph of a large seated congregation at a satsang or meditation gathering, with many devotees in white clothing and red shawls. In the foreground, a bald man in white and a man with dark hair and glasses in white with a red shawl sit among the crowd. A man in a white kurta with a red shawl and a red-bordered identification tag numbered 157 presses his palms together in anjali. A man in the background holds his hands folded in prayer. Metal stanchions and chains separate the seating area, and a colourful backdrop appears behind the crowd.

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