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A seated man in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban speaks into a microphone on a stage. He sits cross-legged on a throne-like chair covered with white jasmine garlands and pink and red flower strands. He wears a long orange-and-gold beaded necklace and bare feet, and his hands are raised in gesture mid-discourse. Behind him hangs a banner with Tamil text and a blue backdrop. A water bottle and a draped white table stand at left, and a red cloth covers the stage edge. The scene appears to be a Salem ashram inauguration event.