A large crowd fills a hall, with a central figure seated on an ornate golden throne with lion-head armrests and a brown leather seat. The seated figure wears an orange-saffron robe, a rudraksha mala draped over the shoulders and a red bindi, and smiles broadly. Devotees in white, orange and saffron clothing sit cross-legged on the floor in rows around the throne, and some stand and lean toward it. A cameraman stands on a raised platform at the top of the frame beneath white draped fabric, and a few people in the background wear pink, yellow and green. The scene conveys an ashram gathering during an initiation event.

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