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January 20 2010

Night outdoor gathering under a rustic log canopy, with people seated in plastic and wooden chairs on red mats. From left: a young man in saffron-orange robes looks down at a mobile phone, followed by a woman in a green and maroon sari, a woman in a bright green silk sari with gold border, a man in white dhoti and shirt, and a woman in a mustard-orange silk sari with maroon border and a pendant necklace. Behind them, many more seated devotees are visible in saris and white clothing. Scattered bottled water sits on the ground at right.

Outdoor evening satsang under a thatched canopy. Four seated people sit in a row on wooden chairs over a red woven mat, watching something off-frame. From left: a woman in a green and maroon silk sari with a gold border; a woman in a lime-green silk sari with a gold border and a green-and-gold blouse; a grey-haired man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a pen in his pocket; and a woman in a deep orange silk sari with a maroon border and a beaded necklace. Behind them, more seated attendees in colourful saris and shirts fill the rows under the canopy. Plastic water bottles sit on the mat, and bare sandy ground lies in the foreground.

Evening outdoor satsang seated on red mats with a crowd behind a wooden bamboo barrier. In the foreground, a young man with shoulder-length curly hair wears an orange robe and sits on a blue plastic chair. Beside him, a woman in a green and maroon sari sits on a wooden bench, followed by a woman in a light green silk sari with a flower in her hair, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, and a woman in an orange and gold sari. Behind them, many devotees sit in white, orange and colourful saris. A blue sign reads in Tamil with prohibition symbols, and illuminated decorations glow in the background.

January 22 2010

A seated audience at a satsang event, photographed from the front. In the foreground, several men in white shirts and white dhotis sit in red-framed chairs; one wears wire-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala, another a dark brown trouser. At the right, a young man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and sits with hands folded, appearing like a person (appearance-based candidate, seated among devotees). Behind them, an older woman in a dark brown sari with green border holds a cane, a woman in a green sari sits beside her, and a woman in pink and magenta clothing sits at right. A cane is also visible beside a seated elderly man in cream clothes.

Seated women devotees attend a ritual gathering on striped mats under a wooden pillar. In the foreground, a woman in a red and gold striped silk sari with a red bindi and round glasses sits with hands clasped. Beside her, a woman in peach and gold brocade holds a small embroidered bag. At right, a woman in a green and gold sari with bangles sits with folded hands. Behind them, women in white and pink saris, and a child in white, sit attentively. White flowers lie at the bottom edge of the frame. Six to twenty people are visible.

Four people seated in wooden chairs on a red woven mat at an outdoor evening satsang under a rustic wooden pergola. From left: a woman in a dark green silk sari with a patterned border, a woman in a bright lime-green sari with gold border, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a thin dark stripe, hands folded, and a woman in a mustard-orange sari with maroon border, a long chain necklace and bindi. Behind them more seated attendees and a man in a pale yellow shirt at the right edge. Water bottles sit on the mat.

Seated audience at an evening outdoor event, with bamboo-pole railings and blurred warm lights in the background. In the foreground, a woman in a green saree with an orange blouse and a pendant sits beside an older man in a white dhoti and shawl with glasses, and a bald man in a white shirt and dhoti with a gold wristwatch sits on the right, all watching the stage. Other attendees in saris and white clothing are seated behind them.

A large seated audience inside a hall with red carpeting and white plastic chairs, mostly men and women in white clothes. In the foreground, an older man in a white shirt and white trousers sits on the left with a tan shawl over his lap, next to a woman in a pink and red sari with a red-bordered pallu, and a smiling woman in an all-white sari with a red bindi on the right. Behind them, many attendees wear white, with some in orange-striped shawls and blue and green saris. No ceremonial figure is visible on stage, so no a person candidate is shown.

A photograph of seated devotees at a satsang gathering, shot from the front row. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses rests his chin on his hand and looks to the left. Beside him a man in a white shirt and brown trousers sits in a black wheelchair, and next to them another man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold watch sits with hands clasped. On the right, a young man with long swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl and sits barefoot, with a woman in a pink and orange saree beside him. In the back row, an older woman in a green saree with a dark border holds a cane, and a woman in a green saree with a lanyard badge sits near her. Red chairs and other attendees in white fill the background.

Night photograph of a seated audience at an outdoor satsang. In the foreground a young man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and sits on a blue plastic chair, hands clasped. Beside him a woman in a green and maroon sari with a flower in her hair sits on a wooden bench, and next to her a woman in a green silk sari with gold border sits with hands folded. A man in white shirt and white dhoti sits beside a woman in an orange and red sari with hands in namaskar. Behind them rows of seated devotees fill the frame, some in white and saffron, under wooden bamboo railings with a blue Tamil sign prohibiting photos, videos and mobile phones. Red plastic chairs and a red mat cover the ground.