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A photograph of a stage event at the Nithyananda Spurana Program in Salem. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, and a long rudraksha mala stands centrally behind a white-draped table bearing a pink cake and potted palms. Around the table, scattered deflated balloons and petals cover a red carpet. A kneeling man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds pink flowers, and about a dozen other men in white dhotis and orange shawls, plus a woman in a sari, stand on either side holding flowers. A floral arch above a banner with Tamil and English text frames the stage, and a backdrop shows a framed image of a hand. The standing figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate with orange turban, long hair and rudraksha mala.