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A wide photo of an open-sided bamboo-roofed hall set up as a convention stage. On a raised white-skirted dais decorated with yellow and green marigold garlands, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a chair behind a microphone, with a tall potted palm and flower arrangement beside. Stacks of books are arranged across the front of the stage, and a red carpet runs down steps. Behind the dais hangs a large pink floral banner bearing a small portrait of a figure in orange with a turban-like headwear. Large speakers flank the stage, and a few seated audience members in white and dark clothing face it from the green-carpeted floor. A round circular emblem sign stands at the right.