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Night-time photograph of a group of people gathered closely in an indoor or sheltered space. A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange head covering sits on a low blue stool, with his hands resting on his knees, smiling and looking up. Standing around him are a man in a long white kurta with his back to the camera, several men in shirts behind, and women in saris and salwar kameez, including one in a yellow outfit. A young girl in a yellow top and white skirt stands in front, facing him. The lighting is dim and the setting appears to be an ashram courtyard or similar room.

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