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A seated group of devotees fills a hall during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rust-coloured shawl and red-brown mala sits cross-legged, forehead marked with white vibhuti, and several people in the rows behind wear saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas. Women in white and pastel saris sit among them, some with hands folded in meditation. Metal stands and a brass vessel sit on the floor, and the audience faces forward toward an unseen speaker. Visible people number roughly two dozen.

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