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A large crowd of seated and standing people fills a tented hall at night, lit by hanging lamps. On a raised red-carpeted dais, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe and red top sits on a white-draped seat, reaching a hand toward a seated devotee in a white shirt. A small glass table holds a brass plate, and a potted flower arrangement and a bowl of pink lotus blossoms sit at the right edge. A video camera operator films from the front of the crowd, and a tall standing lamp stands at the far right. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair and saffron/orange clothing, and the person's role as the seated teacher on the dais is described here.

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