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A large seated congregation fills a hall with many rows of devotees in orange, red and white clothing, many with orange shawls or saris. Some have eyes closed in meditation and hands pressed together in prayer or raised in gesture. Women in white and saffron dominate the foreground, with a woman in a purple top and gold beaded necklace at left. A red-carpeted platform and white draped stage are visible at the back, with more seated people and an upraised arm at right. The crowd appears to number well over a hundred.

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