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Outdoor satsang on bare ground at an ashram. In the foreground, a man in orange sleeveless robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion, facing away from the camera toward the group. Before him, a long row of women sits on a raised white-edged platform: several in white and cream sarees, one in a bright orange-and-yellow striped saree, one in pink, one in teal with an orange shawl and a name badge, and a woman in a yellow top at left. Some have hands raised in mudra or resting in lap. Behind them are green shrubs, a red-and-white wall, a blue barrel, and white kolam chalk designs on the ground.

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