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2006 - healing puja and meditation centers in Namakkal and Hosur

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Devotees sit on the floor of a small whitewashed room facing a large framed portrait on the wall. The portrait shows a smiling man with a white turban, a red bindi, long dark hair and a white garment, gazing upward. In the foreground, women with long braided hair wear saris in pink, blue, red and floral prints, many with flowers in their hair, and a bald older man in white sits at the lower right. Children are seated among them. The framed portrait is a depiction, and the people are seated before it in a devotional setting.A photograph of a crowded, plainly furnished room where many women sit cross-legged on the floor with their backs to the camera, facing the front. Most have hair in long side braids decorated with white flowers. Their saris are in mixed colours including green, blue, pink, red and yellow. On the far wall hang a calendar showing a man in a white turban, a framed devotional poster of a deity seated on a throne under a garland, and a large blue banner with a portrait of a man in a white turban. Two folding chairs stand near the wall. Visible people number roughly twenty.A photograph of a group of seated devotees in a plain blue-walled room facing a large framed portrait. The portrait shows a smiling man with a yellow turban, a red tilak on his forehead, a dark garment and a gold necklace, set against a green background. Seated people in the foreground include a man in a striped white shirt, a woman in a yellow sari with an orange flower in her hair, and girls with braided hair and orange flowers in their hair. A white table fan sits on the right, and folded orange cloth lies on a shelf at the upper left. The portrait is a depiction, and its identity is not established from appearance.2005-07-09 +1 copies2006 - healing puja and meditation centers in Namakkal and Hosur2006 - Kailasa India Sangha Activities2006 - healing puja and meditation centers in Namakkal and HosurA photograph of a Little Anandas children's programme in a hall with a blue wall and a purple floor. Thirty or more girls in colourful salwar kameez, many with long braided hair, sit cross-legged on the floor facing the front, several writing in notebooks. A man in a light grey shirt stands at the front gesturing toward a blackboard. At the right, a large framed portrait of a smiling man in a saffron-tinted turban and robe with a long mala hangs above a seated figure in orange robes on an ornate throne with a small umbrella. A white-clad person stands near the throne, and a standing fan is at the right.2006-05-05A photograph inside a white-walled hall at an event with many devotees. A large banner portrait behind the stage shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange garment with ornate gold-toned necklaces, and a Tamil caption printed beneath it. In the centre, a person in an orange turban, orange shawl and a white flower garland sits on a white-covered seat on a raised white platform. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl kneels to the right, and a devotee in white bends forward near the seat. Around them, women in saris of orange, pink, purple and yellow, and girls with hair braids and flowers, stand or sit closely. Two white cooler units stand on the floor, and a smaller framed portrait sits on a table at right.2007-02-06November 05 20062006-11-05Outdoor photograph in a courtyard with bare earth and a red-brick wall. A large framed portrait on a stand, garlanded with white flowers, shows a smiling person in white head-wrap and white clothing with rudraksha beads; the portrait carries a Tamil caption naming a person. Before it, several people sit on red and blue plastic chairs: a woman in a white sari kneels at left, a woman in a pink-and-blue sari sits near her, and a girl in orange sits center. A woman in a lavender sari stands at left. Men in white kurta and shirts stand at right, one in a white shirt touching the girl's head in blessing, and another standing beside them. A younger man in a white t-shirt stands behind. Roughly ten to twelve people are visible.A photograph of a seated audience in a plain room with pale walls and a wooden door. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe, with long dark hair swept back, gestures with one hand while speaking to the crowd. Behind him hangs a white cloth with gold trim. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris and pink or blue tops sit on the floor, many with hair in braids and flowers. A large cream pillar stands in the foreground. Posters and framed pictures are on the wall at left.2006-09-23Indoor photo of a group of women and some men seated on the floor facing a framed portrait on a small wooden table draped with garlands and flowers. Many women wear white headbands and have long braided hair, dressed in colourful saris in pink, green, turquoise, red and purple. Brass oil lamps, fruit, flowers and offerings sit before the portrait. The room has white walls and a window, and a doorway opens to a dark interior where more people sit. The portrait shows a seated figure with long hair and garland, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm who it depicts.2005-07-09