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A dense crowd of seated devotees fills a dimly lit hall at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam camp during the Kumbh Mela. Most wear white kurtas or shirts with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders and white lanyard badges. A bearded sadhu in an orange-saffron turban and robe sits near the center, and a bald man in a white shirt sits with eyes closed in meditation. Many attendees sit cross-legged on mats with hands in their laps, and a few wear saffron cloth. A purple logo appears in the upper left corner. The scene suggests a sangha gathering or satsang.

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