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Photograph of a large seated audience at an outdoor convention stage. A person in an orange saffron robe with a white beaded mala sits in a white armchair on a raised platform, hands joined in front of the chest. Red carpeted steps lead up to the stage, flanked by potted green palms, with white floral arrangements and a vase of flowers on a white-draped table. A large purple banner with Tamil lettering and white and yellow text runs behind the stage. A flat-screen monitor at right shows a live close-up of the same orange-robed person, who is wearing a white mala. Dense rows of spectators in white and dark clothing fill the foreground.