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Photo of a hall with a corrugated metal roof where a crowd waits in a queue, mostly men in white ritual clothes and some in striped shirts. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl stands at left near seated devotees on mats. A green metal table with a water bottle sits in the foreground, and a young boy in a white shirt stands at right. A banner on the wall shows framed photographs and text about a spiritual teacher. Sunlight comes through an open doorway with palm trees outside.

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A crowd of devotees stands and sits in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and a tiled floor. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis; some have striped shirts or orange and grey clothing. A man in white with a rudraksha mala and forehead markings stands at a steel-topped table, hands joined. A man in an orange shirt sits on a mat near the front. A banner on the wall shows framed photographs of people and a portrait of a seated elder, with printed captions. Several people on the right wear orange and white robes. Multiple devotees line up while others sit cross-legged on mats.2010-07-04Photograph inside a covered hall with a white-walled back wall and a red, orange and yellow patterned pillar with a white bird emblem. On the wall above is a framed panel with printed photographs and text reading Sri Annamalai Swamigal. Standing in a line in the foreground are several men: a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at a glass-topped table holding items, beside him an older man with white beard in orange saffron robe and a man in pale blue striped shirt with an ID badge standing with folded arms. Behind them seated devotees in white and pale clothes sit on mats facing the same direction. Mentions of the pillar emblem and wall panel are visible; a small child in blue dungarees sits among the seated crowd.2010-06-27February 24 20072007-02-24A seated gathering of men in plain white shirts and white dhotis sits on mats in a hall with decorated pillars and banners. Many wear lanyards and name badges; some are bald or grey-haired, and a few boys sit at the front, one in an orange shirt. Along the back wall are large posters of a long-haired figure with a guitar, and a table holds metal vessels. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the seated participants, so no in-person candidate is confirmed. Several people sit with eyes closed or hands clasped in attentive listening.2007-02-24A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. A long line of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts stands with hands folded in anjali mudra, several women among them in saffron shawls and yellow or white saris. On the right, a man in an orange robe stands beside a low platform draped in orange cloth with a patterned cushion, while a person in white with an orange shawl stands at the far right. Behind the line, framed photographs and a long wall banner display images and text. A person in an orange cloth is seen at the lower left edge.2008-08-07July 21 20102010-07-21December 28 20082008-12-28A photograph of a large hall with a white ceiling canopy and orange-and-yellow hanging cloth panels. A long queue of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing orange-and-white rosette badges and rudraksha-style neck beads, stands along the right side while devotees in white sit on orange cushions and orange floor mats on the left. Tables draped in orange cloth line the foreground, and a shrine area with garlands and framed images is visible at the back of the room. A man in white in the foreground gestures with his hands.2010-07-24A covered walkway at an ashram with a corrugated roof and hanging leaf garlands. Several men sit cross-legged on yellow mats in front of a metal railing, many in white shirts, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Standing along the right wall, people in white dhotis and kurtas and a man in a light green shirt watch quietly. A metal table with a glass top stands in the foreground. A woman in white and an orange-robed figure stand in the background near the open doorway.2010-06-28A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of men, most dressed in white dhotis and white shirts, with some in light blue, pink and orange clothing. Many wear round orange-and-white circular badges on their chests. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron shawl stands with his back to the camera, and a bare-footed man in white kurta with a beaded necklace stands near the centre. Colourful decorative pillars with orange fringes hang from the ceiling, and orange draped platforms line the right side of the hall. A small boy in a checked shirt stands at the right edge.2010-07-24A seated congregation of devotees fills a hall with woven mats on the floor, most dressed in white with white shirts and dhotis, some wearing lanyards. Several men in the front rows sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. Women in saris sit among them, and a few standing figures in white stand near the back and at the right edge. Wall notice boards, framed photos and a banner with Kannada text line the back wall, and a dark bordered sign hangs in the upper right. The mood is a devotional gathering, with no visible presiding figure clearly identified in the frame.2008-12-28February 24 20072007-02-24