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A photograph taken from behind a long-haired figure in an orange robe standing barefoot on a raised stage, clapping with both hands raised toward a very large, enthusiastic crowd. The audience, mostly women in white and cream saris with some in orange and yellow, raises hands and arms in celebration under bright ceiling lights. Strings of banners hang from poles along the hall, and a red carpet runs along the stage edge. Books are stacked on a table at the left. A candidate matching the page's description of a person appears on stage in an orange robe with long hair, but the appearance cues are only partly clear, so this identification is uncertain. Several men in white shirts stand near the front of the crowd.