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A seated figure in a red-brown robe with a red turban and a jewelled ornament sits with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed, on a striped tiger-skin-covered seat. He wears a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, a leopard-print cloth at the waist, and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets. Beside him stands a polished brass nandi (bull) figure, and a tall gold trident leans at right. Seated devotees fill the foreground and a hall behind, many with hands folded, some wearing white and saffron. Large screens at upper left and right show a crowd. A satsang-style gathering appears to be in progress.

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