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A large hall audience of schoolgirls and young women in white and colourful salwar kameez sits facing a stage draped in purple cloth. A tall banner portrait of a man with long hair, rudraksha malas and a white robe stands behind the stage, and a smaller framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with a yellow-and-gold turban stands at left, garlanded. A white throne-like seat sits centre stage. A robed presenter in saffron/orange clothing stands at a chalkboard with writing in a regional script, while another person in orange stands beside them. Floral decorations line the stage edge and several cooling fans and speakers are visible. The stage presenter in saffron, standing beside the chalkboard, is an appearance-based candidate (long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, saffron clothing) but the identification is uncertain.

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