A satsang hall with red curtains and cream walls. Rows of young women and girls in orange saffron robes, rudraksha malas and white forehead tilak sit on the floor, many writing in notebooks or listening attentively. Behind them, men and women in white clothes sit on red mats, some wearing headphones. A brown sofa is at the right edge. - Nithyanandapedia

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A satsang hall with red curtains and cream walls. Rows of young women and girls in orange saffron robes, rudraksha malas and white forehead tilak sit on the floor, many writing in notebooks or listening attentively. Behind them, men and women in white clothes sit on red mats, some wearing headphones. A brown sofa is at the right edge.

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