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December 16 20062006-12-16A night photograph of a dense crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis standing beneath a large leafy tree, lit by a street lamp at upper right. Several faces are lit by the flash in the foreground, including a woman with a dark plait and a gold chain in the lower right. Most people are in white clothing, with one man in a dark checked shirt at right. The page describes this as a convention gathering in Avadi, Chennai, but no individual in the frame can be confidently identified, and the background is dark, so the scene reads as an outdoor evening assembly.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16A photograph of a large outdoor evening audience seated on white plastic chairs behind a low metal railing. Many women and men are visible, most dressed in white, including white saris and white shirts, with a woman in the foreground wearing a dark green and gold sari and rimless glasses, holding papers in her lap. Several people wear rudraksha or bead necklaces. The crowd appears attentive, facing toward an unseen stage, consistent with a discourse or convention setting. Lights and dusk sky suggest a nighttime gathering.2008-05-10Night ritual photo at AadiKailaasa in Bengaluru, preparing the navapashanam for energizing the Ananda Linga. A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a yellow shawl, rudraksha mala and forehead marks pours liquid from a metal vessel into a large black pot of dark granular material. A man in the foreground tends the pot. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with long hair sits behind on a raised platform beside wooden planks and a small box, with smoke and fire glowing at left. A young woman with a red forehead mark watches at right. Visible people: about four.2008-05-18January 16 20082008-01-16December 16 20062006-12-16Photograph of a crowded indoor darshan gathering. A long-haired man in orange sleeveless clothing sits at right, reaching forward to hold the hand of an elderly bald man in white who bows toward him. Around them, devotees in white shirts and dhotis press close; a woman in a red bindi and a woman with a ponytail in white with a gold border stand nearby. A man in an orange shawl with rudraksha mala stands at upper left. Small blue and white brochures sit on a white-covered table in front. The orange-clad man shows the distinctive long, swept-back hair and orange saffron clothing, so the appearance-based label applies.2008-03-28Night photograph of a crowd gathered on a dark road beneath trees and a street lamp. In the foreground a man in an orange-and-white checked shirt holds a white cup and gestures with his hand while speaking. Beside him a woman in a green saree with a gold border and a blue ID badge stands in profile. Other attendees in white shirts and pale clothing mill about, one man holding a white cup, and a woman in a lavender saree stands at the right edge. No saffron-clad or ceremonial figure is visible, and no a person candidate is identifiable.2006-12-16Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots. A young man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a lit camphor flame in a brass vessel for a woman in an orange sari and a girl in a red dress. A man in saffron robes stands beside him, bare-headed and holding a brass plate. Around them, men in white and light shirts stand and watch, and a stone platform with a small brass pot sits in the foreground. Aarti is being performed at a sacred tree site.2008-03-25Night outdoor gathering of a large crowd of devotees standing and seated in rows, facing toward an unseen stage lit by a floodlight on a tall metal tower at the upper left. A man in front wears a white shirt, white dhoti and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, with hands at his sides. Women in saris, including a green-and-white sari and a red sari, stand with eyes closed, and men in yellow and white shirts stand among them. White plastic chairs fill the foreground, and a metal barrier runs along the right. The scene suggests a meditation or satsang session in progress.2008-05-09Night-time photograph of a crowd of men and boys outdoors. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron shirt and dhoti with a red tilak on his forehead and gold bangles stands among others. To the right, a bald man in white dhoti and shirt wears a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala, raising one hand in a gesture while speaking. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, one wearing a chain necklace, stand around, and a young boy in a purple shirt is at the lower left.