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A stage set for a Tamil satsang at a temple-style hall, with red velvet drapes behind. A seated figure in orange robes and a red turban, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, sits on a silver throne-seat flanked by stone lions. Behind him rises a large golden lion-shaped throne with garlands and a painted deity panel. To the left, a priest in orange dhoti and bare-chested attire stands, performing an aarti or lamp offering with a lit lamp in hand, while a woman in white and a pink-and-gold sari-clad figure in a cloth-draped setting stand nearby. On the right, a golden goddess statue in blue, adorned with gold jewellery and a crown, sits beside a golden figure and oil lamps. Garlands of marigolds decorate the stage. A printed caption at the bottom right reads 'Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam'.

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