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Photo taken from behind a group of seated people in a classroom-like hall with pale blue walls and a chalkboard covered in Tamil script. Many attendees sit cross-legged on mats, most with white headbands tied across their heads and hair in long braids, dressed in colourful saris and salwar kameez in purple, pink, blue, orange and yellow. A framed portrait garlanded with a pink and white flower necklace stands on a wooden table holding a small oil lamp, with a folded wall calendar and cabinet painted with peacocks beside it. A small boy in a grey vest sits at right. The scene suggests a devotional gathering or satsang in a modest hall.

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A photo inside a simple classroom-like hall with a chalkboard and a painted cupboard decorated with peacocks. A woman in an orange and purple sari with hands folded stands before a framed picture garlanded with pink and white flowers, placed on a wooden table. Around her a large group of women and girls sit on the floor in saris and salwar, some with long braided hair; a young girl in white stands at right. Several women wear pink, turquoise, white and lavender garments. Sign text in Tamil is visible on the wall above.2005-07-09 +1 copiesA photograph inside a plain blue-washed classroom-like hall with a concrete floor. Seated on the floor in rows are many women and girls in colourful saris and salwar kameez, most with white headbands and hair in plaits, facing a small table at the front. On the table stands a framed portrait garlanded with a red and pink flower garland. A wall above holds a row of framed portraits and pictures of religious figures and people, and a blackboard is on the wall. At the right, a bare-chested man in white dhoti sits on a stool at the edge of the frame, and two men in white clothes with white headbands stand near the doorway at the back right. A small black speaker sits to the left and a white plastic chair near the wall.2005-07-092006-HEALING-AND-SERVICES-IN-TAMILNADU +1 copiesA photograph of a classroom-like room with a blackboard covered in Tamil writing and a painted wooden cupboard with peacock designs on the left. A woman in a teal salwar kameez stands on the left and an older woman in a pink sari with a pink shawl stands centre, both facing each other with hands joined. Beside them on a wooden table is a framed portrait wreathed in pink and white flower garlands, showing a bearded man's photo on a printed poster. Around a dozen seated women and girls, many with long braided hair and in bright saris and salwar kameez, sit on the floor facing the front. A man in a green shirt sits at the right edge.2005-07-09June 22 20082008-06-22A large hall with a striped mat-covered floor where many devotees sit cross-legged facing a raised stage at right. Most attendees wear white headbands and white or light clothing, with some in pink, orange and maroon saris. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a white-draped dais under a red curtain, with a microphone stand, flowers and a plant beside. A banner reading Nithyanandam hangs above the stage, showing a portrait of a figure in an orange turban. Water bottles sit on the mats among the crowd. Most attendees are seen from behind, and a standing person in orange stands at left.August 11 20082008-08-11A large indoor hall filled with many seated participants, mostly women and men in white and coloured saris and kurtas, all wearing white headbands tied over their eyes. They face a raised stage at the front right. On the stage, a seated figure in white sits before a backdrop showing a banner with a smiling figure in orange robes and a headline reading the programme name. Another figure in orange appears on a large banner beside the stage, and a framed portrait hangs on the upper wall. Blue and pink drapes frame the stage, a projector is mounted on the ceiling, and informational boards line the walls.2007-05-13 +1 copiesIndoor 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.2005-07-09August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01October 21 20102010-10-212006-HEALING-AND-SERVICES-IN-TAMILNADU +1 copies