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Indoor gathering in a hall with a red banner and Tamil-language posters on the walls. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long dark braid, rudraksha mala and a tilak sits on a patterned cushioned seat on the left, with a plate of flowers and fruit before them. Beside them, a man in white clothes sits on a chair, hands clasped, smiling. Several men in white dhotis and shirts sit on mats along the right side, some with hands folded. A framed portrait of a deity and another framed photo sit on a low table with flower garlands. Printed on the red banner is a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban above text. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed figure with long hair and rudraksha mala on the cushioned seat, shown in person.

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