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A large evening satsang crowd seated on the ground in rows behind bamboo barriers under a canopy strung with small orange lights and triangular bunting. Many attendees wear black over-ear headphones for translation. Most wear white or pale ritual-style clothing, while others wear colourful saris and salwar, including a woman in a purple and white sari in the foreground. Several women wear white head coverings. A man in the front centre wears a white shirt and a lanyard, and a few people in the crowd appear to be older Westerners. A speaker stands at the upper left. No individual on stage or a person identifiable as a person is visible in the frame.

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