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March 21 2004

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January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a seated audience inside a plain white-walled hall during an evening ritual. Rows of white plastic chairs hold devotees, mostly women in white, cream and pastel saris, along with some men in white and grey kurtas. Several listeners have eyes closed or hands folded. A young man in grey kurta sits at the lower right. Overhead, wooden lattice windows, lamps and a metal lighting truss are visible. No clearly identifiable a person figure is seen in this frame.2006-10-21Photograph of a large hall with rows of seated attendees on white plastic chairs, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, with women in colourful saris and salwars seated at the right. Several men in the front row sit on a green and red striped mat, one holding a folded paper. The tiled floor and open windows suggest a community meditation convention. No identifiable speaker is visible in this frame, so no a person candidate is present.2004-03-21October 10 20112011-10-10March 21 20042004-03-21Photograph of a seated group inside a plain room with cream walls, a blue door and windows with curtains. Many attendees sit on a striped floor mat, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, with a young man in a yellow t-shirt and orange cloth in the lower right. Women in saris sit on white plastic chairs in the back and left. Several framed or hanging posters line the upper left wall. No speaker or throne is visible and no person is identifiable as a candidate for a person.2004-07-11September 20 20122012-09-20A photograph of a seated audience at an indoor meditation convention in a hall with a patterned tile floor and latticed windows. Rows of people sit on white plastic chairs, mostly women in colourful saris and men in white shirts and dhotis. In the foreground, a woman in a rust and red sari with a pale blouse sits beside a woman in a white and orange sari, and a man in white sits on a red and blue striped mat. Several attendees appear attentive, and their attention is directed toward the front of the hall, which is out of frame. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2004-03-21Indoor hall with a large audience seated on white plastic chairs, facing toward the front of the room. In the foreground a grey-haired man in white shirt and white dhoti claps, next to a woman in a brown-and-gold sari with glasses. Beside them a man in a grey striped shirt and glasses gestures with his hand, and a man in a peach-orange shirt sits with his hands together. Behind them a woman in a light green sari and others sit among standing attendees in white shirts and dhotis. A woman in an orange sari and a woman in a white sari with gold border stand near a pillar decorated with a colourful woven strip. Overhead, strings of lights hang beneath a balcony and a patterned ceiling. No deity murti, throne or a person candidate is visible in this frame.2007-01-12A photograph of a large indoor hall with pale green walls and a tiled floor during a women's gathering in Tamil Nadu. In the foreground, a group of women in colourful saris sits on a striped blue and pink mat, including a woman in a blue salwar and a woman in a white sari with orange border holding a microphone while speaking. A young woman in a yellow floral dress with a long braid holds a microphone and smiles. To the right, an older man with white hair wears white clothes and sits on a white plastic chair. Standing women in white saris and white clothing stand along the back, and more seated listeners fill the hall, with several men in white in the background.2004-03-21Photograph of a large seated audience in a hall with red floor covering and red curtains along white walls. Rows of devotees sit on red chairs, mostly women in white, pink, yellow and red saris and a few men in white shirts and dhotis, many wearing rudraksha-style malas. A metal scaffold stands at the left and a few people in white stand near the back. No speaker or a person candidate is clearly visible on stage. The image records the third day of the a person Spurana Convention in Salem, Tamil Nadu.2009-02-27Photograph of a seated audience inside a plain white-walled hall with blue plastic chairs at the back and orange-and-green mats on the floor. Many devotees sit cross-legged or on their heels, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, several wearing ID lanyards, along with women in cream, pink, orange and red saris and salwar. Some attendees wear headphones for translation. A woman in the front left wears a red-orange sari and a black bead necklace. The people look attentively toward the front, with no speaker or stage visible in the frame.2011-10-10