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A photograph taken from above of a seated group of devotees in a night-time outdoor session, sitting on striped and plain cloth mats. Men wear white dhotis and upper cloths with rudraksha malas, some with orange shawls and white tilak markings on the forehead. Women wear saris and salwar outfits in red, pink, green, teal and orange. A man in the centre-right holds a microphone and a mobile phone rests on the mat nearby. A tripod and a sign-like object appear at the top of the frame. Several people wear saffron-orange and white attire, and a few younger children sit at the lower left. The scene is a satsang-style gathering on the ground.

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