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A photograph of a ceremonial satsang in a hall with a thatched-roof canopy and orange pillars. A man seated on an ornate golden throne wears a yellow turban and yellow garments with a long red and multicolour garland, with a flower on his head and a bare upper torso; he smiles and gestures toward seated devotees. Several devotees sit on white cloth in front of him, including a woman in an orange and yellow sari with hands in anjali, a woman in a yellow sari, a man in white with a long red and white shawl, and a man in a dhoti. To the left stands a deity murti of Krishna decorated with a large floral garland, a golden crown-like backdrop, and offering trays with flowers and fruit. A woman in a white and blue shawl sits at the right edge. a person cues are a swept-back crown-style turban, ornate golden throne and garlands, but the face is not used for identity.

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