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November 15 2004

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A large seated audience fills a hall at a satsang-style session, with many rows of white plastic chairs stretching back toward the stage. In the foreground, a woman in a cream and brown patterned sari sits with eyes closed, next to a girl in a pink top with yellow dupatta and a woman in a teal sari. A girl in a blue dupatta holds a small book. Other attendees wear white kurtas, pastel saris and collared shirts. The front-facing stage and any speaker are not visible, so no one is identified as a person.2004-11-15November 15 20042004-11-15 +1 copiesA large indoor hall of seated audience members in plastic chairs, many with eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground, a man in a pink striped shirt and dark trousers sits with hands folded; beside him a woman in a white salwar kameez holds papers; a woman in a bright yellow saree with blue border holds a small book; a man in a black sweatshirt rests his hands on his knees. Round lamps glow along the arched walls behind the crowd. The page describes a 2004 Bangalore session, but no speaker or stage is visible in frame, so no a person candidate can be identified.2004-11-15A large indoor hall filled with seated audience members on white plastic chairs, facing toward the front of the room. Most attendees wear everyday Indian clothing: women in saris in pink, yellow, green, red and purple, men in shirts and kurtas in white, blue and beige. Ornate wooden pillars, arched windows and ceiling fans frame the hall, with warm lamps lit along the walls. No person clearly appears in the foreground as a speaker or presenter. The crowd is attentive.2004-11-15A dim auditorium packed with seated audience members, mostly women and older men, facing forward with eyes closed or lowered as if meditating or listening. In the foreground, four women sit in white plastic chairs: on the left a young woman in a pink top and yellow dupatta, next a woman in a white and green patterned saree with gold bangles, then a young woman in a blue dupatta over a pink top, and at right a young woman in a grey polo shirt with arms folded holding a floral bag. Behind them rows of attendees in saris, kurtas and white shirts fill the hall. A small logo appears in the upper left corner.2004-12-14 +1 copiesNight outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated in rows of red and white plastic chairs on a sandy ground, facing a stage. Many women wear bright saris in yellow, pink, orange, red and blue, while men wear white shirts and an orange-striped polo. Strings of bunting and white floodlights hang over the scene, with palm trees behind. A large illuminated figure in red and orange stands at the back, and a tall lit backdrop sits at the left. The crowd fills the frame to the far edge.2006-11-24A large crowd of seated attendees fills a dim auditorium at a Living Enlightenment initiation convention. In the foreground, blue plastic chairs hold men in white dhotis and shirts and women in orange, yellow and green saris and salwar. A woman in an orange sari and white blouse sits with hands clasped, and a woman in a yellow top wears a name badge and beaded necklace. Some men hold a printed brochure. Rows of people stretch back into the dark hall, and a purple logo appears in the upper right corner.November 24 20062006-11-24OCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at KancheepuramDecember 22 20072007-12-22July 26 20152015-07-26A photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall at a Living Enlightenment initiation convention in Kancheepuram. Rows of blue plastic chairs fill the room, with hundreds of people in white shirts and dhotis, colourful saris, and checked shirts, many with eyes closed and hands folded in their laps in meditation. A man with a white beard in orange clothing sits near the left, and a bald man in a white shirt sits in the front row center. Overhead lights and a wall-mounted screen are visible at the back of the hall. Several people in the foreground are partly cut off by the frame.