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A wide view of a large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. Dozens of people in orange, saffron and maroon robes sit on white plastic chairs and a floor mat facing a stage area at the left, where a person in white holds a camera on a tripod. On the right, a framed landscape painting hangs above glass display cabinets. A wall plaque reads a Kannada and Tamil inscription about objects used by a young swami. A small figure in a yellow and green garment stands at the far right near a display. Many attendees are shaven-headed monastics. Overall it resembles an assembly or satsang gathering.

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