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A man with long dark hair and a red bindi walks down a red carpet under a white tent ceiling with gold and blue valances and hanging fans. He wears a loosely draped red-orange robe and a faint smile. Behind him to the right, a younger man in orange kurta and dhoti walks in the same direction. Seated devotees in white clothes with white headbands line both sides of the aisle, and potted plants are visible at the right edge.

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A barefoot man in a saffron-orange robe with a red undershirt walks down a red carpet aisle through a large white-ceilinged tent with blue draping. He has long swept-back black hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and gestures with his hands as he speaks. Seated on both sides are rows of people in white clothes, many wearing white blindfolds across their eyes, some with tricolour flag pins. A woman in an orange-and-white sari stands in the background, and a seated girl in white with an orange shawl looks toward the camera. Water bottles and small potted plants sit beside the seated rows.2009-08-15August 15 20092009-08-15A photograph inside a large tent with blue and cream drapery and hanging fans. A man with long dark hair and a red bindi walks barefoot along a red carpet, smiling, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over a red undergarment and orange dhoti. Seated on both sides are rows of people in white clothing with white headbands, some in orange, and a woman in a white sari with gold border stands at right beside a potted plant. The man appears to be a sannyasi in procession or guest-walk style; his identity is not established by the page.2009-08-15A tall man with long dark swept-back hair walks across a red carpet under a white tent canopy with gold swag trim and blue scalloped valance. He wears a draped saffron-red shawl over a bare upper body and smiles toward the side. Behind him, a younger man in an orange kurta and dhoti follows. Seated devotees on the left wear white clothes with white blindfold-style cloths over their eyes, and white plastic chairs and potted plants line the right side. Ceiling fans hang from the tent roof. The man in front shows distinctive long hair and saffron-red adornment, so he is a person candidate in the scene.2009-08-15August 15 20092009-08-15A large tented gathering with a long red carpet running down the centre aisle between rows of seated devotees wearing white clothes and white blindfold bands over their eyes. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an unbound orange saffron wrap over a red undergarment walks barefoot down the carpet with eyes closed. Devotees on both sides sit cross-legged, many with orange shawls and rudraksha malas; potted plants and flower garlands line the right edge. Figures in white stand at the far end of the tent near a seated figure. Overhead, blue tent fabric and lights.2009-08-15August 15 20092009-08-15August 15 20092009-08-15August 15 20092009-08-15A standing man in a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap with long dark hair and a red bindi stands barefoot on a red carpet under a white tented pavilion with blue side draping and ceiling fans. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes with white head bands sit on the floor, and a cameraman with a video camera kneels at the left edge. Two women in white saris with orange garlands sit to the right. Blue netting and white ceiling fans are visible overhead.2009-08-15A large indoor hall with a long red carpeted aisle down the middle, lined with hundreds of seated devotees wearing white blindfolds across their eyes. A standing figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a red bindi walks barefoot up the centre of the aisle, carrying a small white object. In the foreground a woman in an orange and gold sari sits with palms pressed together in namaste, and men in white dhotis and shirts sit along the right. Ceiling lights, columns and red banners frame the hall.2009-01-18A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks forward along a grey carpet inside a large tented hall, carrying a dark beaded mala in one hand. He wears a red bindi and a red undershirt, and gazes ahead with a slight smile. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and an orange shawl walks beside him, and another in white kurta bends low near the floor. Red plastic chairs, striped green mats and white cloths line the hall, with a banner and a few seated attendees in white in the background. a person: the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha-style mala are visible cues of the walking central figure, who appears to be a presenter of the Salem event.2007-12-13