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Outdoor ceremony on a raised red-carpeted platform under a white tent, before a hillside of rocky brown slopes. A seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with an orange turban and white floral garlands sits on a white-draped throne-like seat decorated with white and red flowers. A portrait banner behind shows a black-and-white photo of a smiling man with long hair. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts bow, fold hands, or offer respects; one woman in a magenta sari and a man in white kneel or bend near the seat. A man in orange stands at left beside a flagpole, and another in orange bows. Overhead is a white tent canopy. Ashram-style devotional gathering.

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July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor ceremony under a white tarpaulin canopy beside a rocky hillside with scrub trees. A man in orange robes and a tall orange turban sits on a white flower-decorated throne with garlands of white and red blossoms, wearing beaded necklaces. An elderly man in white dhoti bends forward at the throne's base, apparently performing a padapuja-style honour. Around them devotees in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a purple sari, a woman in blue and a bald man in a grey shirt stand or kneel on red carpet, one holding a yellow pouch. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at right beside a large framed photograph of a bearded man on the backdrop. A printed sign on the canopy reads the Salem ashram inauguration with the date 27-07-2008.2008-07-27Outdoor stage event beside a rocky hillside with a blue metal scaffold and a white canopy overhead. 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A large dark portrait of a man is printed on the backdrop. In the centre, a person in an orange turban and orange robe with white flower garlands sits on a white-and-flower-decorated throne or seat. Many people in white shirts and orange garments stand around, and a camera operator with a video camera stands at right. Women wear saris in orange, green, red and pink, some with flowers in their hair, and several older women are visible in the crowd.2008-07-27Night photograph of an outdoor event under a tent canopy. A large black-and-white portrait of a smiling man with long curly hair is mounted on a cream backdrop, labelled in Tamil with a banner reading Salem Ashram kumbhabhishekam and a date of 27-07-2008. A man in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe sits on a white-draped seat garlanded with white jasmine and red roses, flanked by a few white-clad helpers. 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