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Outdoor relief camp under striped tarpaulin awnings on sandy ground, with a group of people seated in rows on blue and white plastic sheets, many with eyes closed as if meditating. Most wear white dhotis and kurtas; one man in the foreground wears an orange cloth and white shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace and a sign reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam on his garment. A standing man in white dhoti stands at left near metal cooking vessels and tables. Palm trees, a small white building and a brick-and-debris heap are in the background, and a banner hangs at right.

A photograph of a open-air relief camp under a patterned tarpaulin canopy with red, green and maroon stripes. Many people sit seated on blue tarpaulin sheets on a dirt ground, mostly seen from behind, wearing white shirts with printed lettering and some in green hair caps. Plastic chairs stand at the left, a white building and collapsed brick rubble are behind them, and a banner hangs on a pole at the right in the background.

A relief camp under a striped canvas tent on bare dirt. Many men and some women sit cross-legged on blue tarpaulins and white woven sacks, most facing the same direction in quiet attention. Several wear white dhotis and white shirts; one man in the foreground wears a pale beige kurta, and a man at right wears a grey checked shirt. A man in a light green head covering sits near the centre. Tables, plastic chairs and a loudspeaker stand at the edges, and a small tree grows at left. Nearby tarpaulin shelters and a white building complete the scene.

A photograph of a large open-sided tent with striped blue, green and purple canopy fabric, strung with bright tube lights, where many people sit cross-legged on blue tarpaulins and white sheets on the ground. Men in white kurtas and dhotis sit in rows at the front left, while others in casual shirts and trousers sit on the right, some with eyes closed. Tables, chairs and cooking equipment fill the background. Trees and palms are visible outside under misty morning light. No single person is clearly identifiable as a specific individual from appearance.

An open-air yoga session held under a large patterned tarpaulin in a dusty courtyard. Two figures sit at the front on a raised platform: one in white clothing and one in an orange-red top, both seated cross-legged. Rows of seated participants on blue tarps and white sheets face them, including women in orange and red saris and people in white and yellow clothes. Plastic chairs, speakers on tripods, water bottles and a pile of rubble are visible. Behind the stage hang painted banners with colourful imagery, and a black board carries printed Tamil text. The scene suggests relief-camp activity.

January 07 2012

January 07 2012

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Outdoor puja gathering under a green shade net in a dusty courtyard. Dozens of seated participants sit on black mats and white cloths, many men in white dhoti and shawls and others in saffron-orange robes. In the foreground, two men in white dhoti sit on a mat with others. Standing figures in orange robes attend near a whitewashed building with a tiled roof, while a person in white stands beside a tripod-mounted camera. Brass lamps and ritual items are visible at the edge. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the role is given as devotee and priest.

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Outdoor photo of a large seated congregation on a dirt ground under a corrugated metal roof supported by steel posts, with coconut palms overhead. Many devotees in white clothes sit on mats facing a central area, where a red-cloth-covered table and a red pillar structure stand. An orange-walled building with white-and-red striped trim is at left, and a tall red-and-white pole rises at right beside a small deity shrine. Some people in white sit on the right; a figure in an orange-brown garment sits near the front center. The scene reads as a satsang gathering.

Outdoor scene on bare red earth beneath a large tree with a thick trunk. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on woven mats, while women in salwar kameez and saris sit on blue plastic chairs and mats nearby. Behind them a purple-draped enclosure is decorated with banana plants, white pillars and red-and-white striped barriers, with a hill and a red-roofed building in the background. A standing man in white is in the centre-right. A green hose runs across the ground. The gathering appears to be a seated audience at a religious event.

A large crowd of devotees sits on the ground under a pandal decorated with palm fronds, bamboo poles, orange and red pennants and hanging green leaf garlands at an outdoor event. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, several with rudraksha or beaded neck cords. A large projected screen on the right shows a close-up face of a man in a light-coloured garment, but the person on the screen is not visible in full. An elderly man on the left wears wire-rimmed glasses and a white shawl. Many attendees sit in the foreground and stretch back toward the stage area.