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Photograph taken from the stage of a large auditorium facing the audience. In the foreground a woman with long dark curly hair, seen from behind, wears a bright orange sleeveless garment and stands on the stage edge. Rows of seated audience members fill the floor and upper balconies, many wearing white clothing and white head coverings and face masks. Small white bottles or cups are held by some seated attendees, and lit yellow candles or lamps line the aisle steps. A small logo appears at the upper left. The room has wood-panelled walls and a curved ceiling with recessed lights.

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A long-haired man in a saffron-orange wrap or shawl walks across a wooden stage toward the left edge of the frame, looking down. Behind him a large auditorium is filled with seated devotees, most wearing white clothing and white headbands, while some sit in the upper balcony tiers. Warm wall lights and tiered rows of dark wooden seats frame the hall.2009-02-14Wide photograph of a large indoor auditorium with tiered seating filled with many devotees, mostly dressed in white, some with white headbands. A single speaker in a flowing orange-red saree stands at the right on a curved wooden stage, one hand raised, holding a microphone. Devotees in the front rows hold small bottles or packets. Spotlights hang from the ceiling and wooden columns line the walls, with a seated crowd visible on the upper balcony.2009-02-14A large auditorium seen from the stage, filled with hundreds of seated attendees in white clothes and white headbands, many holding small lit candles or lamps. In the foreground at right, a woman in an orange-red sari stands on the wooden stage holding a microphone and faces the audience. Tiered balconies above are also packed with spectators, and wood-panelled walls with warm lighting frame the hall.2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14Wide photograph of a large auditorium during a Kalpataru darshan gathering. In the foreground at right, a figure in flowing saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands on a wooden stage, one arm raised toward the audience; this is a probable depiction of a person by appearance cues of long swept hair and saffron clothing. Rows of seated devotees in white dhoti and kurta, with white headbands, fill the orchestra and tiered balcony seating, with more people standing along the upper gallery. Warm ceiling lights and wood-panelled walls frame the hall.2009-02-14A photograph of a large auditorium filled with seated attendees, viewed from the stage. In the foreground, a figure in a sleeveless orange-red garment with long dark hair stands with both arms raised high, facing the audience. The audience sits in rows of dark red-brown seats across the lower floor and upper balconies, many wearing white clothing and white head coverings, with others in sarees and kurtas. Yellow lights line the aisle steps, and the hall has recessed ceiling lights and curved wood-toned walls. The figure's orange garment and raised arms make this a candidate for the a person depiction, but the back-facing view and distance leave identity uncertain.2009-02-14Photograph of a large auditorium with tiered seating filled with hundreds of seated attendees, mostly men and women dressed in white with white head cloths, some in orange, pink and red saris or shirts. A woman in a bright orange-red sari stands on a curved wooden stage at right holding a microphone and addressing the audience. Warm ceiling lights and wood-panelled walls frame the hall, with more people seated on an upper balcony. The page indicates a Kalpataru darshan convention in Chennai, but no a person figure is visibly present in the image.2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14A photograph from behind of a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark wavy hair, standing on a stage with both arms raised high in a gesture of blessing toward a large auditorium. The audience sits in rows of brown theatre-style seats, many people in white clothes and white head coverings, with more people seated in an upper balcony tier. Lights in the ceiling and small floor lights along the aisles illuminate the hall. The person in saffron has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so the appearance-based candidate is Swamiji (probable) addressing the Kalpataru darshan gathering in Chennai.2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14