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A dense crowd of devotees sits seated on red carpeted floors inside an ashram hall during satsang, separated from the stage area by a long stainless steel railing. Many women wear orange and saffron shawls over white or coloured saris and salwar, some with rudraksha or gold necklaces and kumkum bindis. Children sit among the adults, and a man in a dark shirt stands near the railing at right while others in white ritual clothes sit behind it. A brass oil lamp glows at the left edge, and a tall bottle of water sits on the floor at right. The gathering appears attentive and focused. No clear a person candidate is visible in the frame.

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