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Outdoor ashram gathering in a paved courtyard with a raised white platform edged in red and white stripes. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe sits on a black plastic chair at the left of the platform, facing an audience of seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis, several in saffron. Behind them stand white stone statues, a white shrine with a garland, and orange-clad figures seated on the ground; a kalasha-like structure and palm trees are visible. Some attendees sit in rows on mats. The setting suggests a sarva-darshan or satsang session.

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