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A dense crowd of men at an evening convention hall in Avadi, Chennai, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, many with arms raised and hands clasped or waving. Several wear rudraksha malas and blue visitor badges on their chests. A large portrait banner of a bearded man in saffron-coloured robes hangs at the top left, and a blue banner reads Ananda Gallery beside a framed portrait on the right. Strings of orange and yellow decorative flowers hang on the blue backdrop. Columns and white cloth draping frame the hall, with a red carpet on the floor. No individual can be clearly identified as the a person.