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Night-time outdoor gathering on a flat rooftop-like platform. Dozens of devotees sit in rows wearing saffron-orange shawls and clothing, many with orange caps; a few wear white or blue and one person in a dark hooded top sits at the right edge beside a wooden structure. A decorative umbrella with a colourful fringed canopy stands near the centre back, and a small lamp glows at the right. The crowd faces the centre. No figure is clearly identifiable as the teacher from the visible cues.

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