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Large outdoor-style tent event with a vast crowd of hundreds of men dressed in white shirts and white trousers, many wearing white headbands, standing and facing a stage. In the foreground left, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and an orange headwrap stands on the stage edge, shirtless with a wooden staff in hand, viewed from behind. A purple draped backdrop with orange and yellow floral decorations runs along the back, with framed portraits on it. Some attendees wear orange or saffron stoles and lanyard badges. A speaker box and red-topped stage posts sit at the front. White ceiling fans hang beneath the tent canopy.

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December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph of a large tented gathering, with a standing figure on a blue-carpeted stage at left. Before him rows of participants in white clothes stand in the hall, many wearing white headbands and white garlands, with a purple backdrop lined with framed portraits and marigold garlands behind them. Ceiling fans and white fabric canopy overhead.2006-12-15Large tented event with a crowd of several hundred people standing in rows on a red carpet, many wearing white blindfold-style headbands and white ritual clothing, some in pale shirts and pastel tops. In the foreground at right, a bare-backed figure with long dark hair and an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around the head and body faces the crowd and holds a small black microphone, which is a person (appearance-based, from the orange head-wrap and long hair cues). The tent has white ceiling fans, a purple backdrop, and a row of framed portrait photographs decorated with orange-and-yellow floral garlands.2006-12-15A large tented gathering seen from the stage, with a figure in saffron-orange clothing and an orange head wrap standing at the front, back to the camera, holding a microphone. Long dark hair falls down his back. Before him, a dense crowd of hundreds of men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with white strips of cloth tied across their eyes. Some hold papers and identity lanyards. Behind them is a deep blue backdrop with orange and yellow floral decorations and a row of framed portraits. White drapery lines the tent ceiling, with ceiling fans overhead. The stage figure's bare back and ornate orange garment are visible; his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2006-12-15A large crowd of several hundred men stands in rows under a white tented hall with ceiling fans and draped valances. Many wear white blindfolds or white cloths tied over their eyes, and most are in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with some in pastel shirts. A figure in the foreground, seen from behind, wears a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange wrap over his bare upper body, with long dark hair falling below the turban; he appears to be the person leading the group, and his appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, though the cues are partial. A purple backdrop with orange and pink floral decorations and framed portraits is visible at the far end.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A large outdoor tented assembly of several hundred people, most wearing white shirts and white headbands or blindfolds, stand in rows on a red carpet. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes, a saffron head wrap, a long rudraksha mala and a walking staff walks along a blue stage platform toward the crowd. Overhead hang white fans and draped bunting, and at the back a purple backdrop is decorated with orange flowers and framed portraits.2006-12-15December 15 20062006-12-15A photograph of a large open-air convention tent with a crowd of many hundreds of people, most wearing white clothes and white blindfold-style headbands. In the foreground, a bare-backed man with long dark hair under an orange turban and an orange cloth wrapped around his waist stands on a blue stage holding an orange staff, facing the crowd. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure has long swept-back hair, an orange turban and an orange robe, which match the page's reference to Swamiji at this event. Some devotees on the stage front bow down. A purple backdrop with orange flower decorations and framed portraits lines the rear of the stage, and a purple canopy covers the tent.2006-12-15A large outdoor tent gathering with a crowd of several hundred people, most wearing white headbands or white cloth tied across the forehead, many in white or light clothing with some in saffron and yellow saris. At the left foreground, a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, holds a microphone and addresses the crowd from a raised position behind a speaker cabinet. Ceiling fans hang from the tent canopy, and beige draped curtains line the sides. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed speaker, identified by the orange head wrap, long hair, rudraksha mala and orange robes.2006-12-15