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Two seated sannyasi-style men in orange-red robes with white sacred ash markings on forehead and arms sit on green mats in a hall. The man on the left wears glasses, a rudraksha mala and a bracelet, and rests his hand on his chin while listening. The man on the right, with a small earring, holds a black microphone with a teal band and speaks to him, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and a pendant. Other seated participants in orange robes and malas sit behind them, with white cups on the floor.

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