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A large indoor hall during a person Spurana programme in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd of devotees standing close together and many raising their hands and swaying. In the centre foreground, a young man wearing a golden-yellow dhoti and shawl with a saffron cloth around his shoulder stands on a grey mat, facing the crowd. Around him, men in white kurtas and dhotis and women in white and cream saris clap and raise their arms. Blue-and-white draped fabric lines the ceiling, with ornamental hangings and bright lamps overhead. A blurred person's hand is in the lower right foreground.

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