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A large crowd of mostly women and girls sits seated on mats and cloth across a hall, watching a ritual or talk at the front. Many women wear colourful saris in pink, magenta, green, yellow, orange and teal, with gold necklaces, bangles and some hair in long braids with flowers. A small boy in a khaki shirt sits in the front row, and standing men in white shirts and dhotis are visible at the back and upper left. Tubelights hang from a corrugated roof above.

A photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall with green-painted lower walls and fluorescent tube lights, with a strip of green and white decorative garland visible near the ceiling. Rows of women fill the foreground, many in saris of pink, orange, green, blue, red and yellow, some with gold necklaces and bindis, and several with eyes closed or heads bowed as if in meditation or prayer. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis or trousers stand along the back and sides, some with arms folded. No central figure or deity is clearly visible in the frame.

2002-07-07 +1 copies

A dense, dimly lit crowd of devotees gathered at night, packed shoulder to shoulder in a temple or event space. Many women wear sarees in red, teal, green and orange with gold necklaces, and several have vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. Men wear checked and white shirts and dhotis. An elderly bare-chested man with a white beard sits in the lower left foreground, and a young child in a green checked shirt is held up in the centre. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd shot.

A large outdoor crowd of devotees seated closely together under bright daylight, with palm trees, banana plants and a thatched shelter behind them. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white trousers, with a wristwatch and gold ring, holds his hands together in a gesture of reverence. Women wear saris in pink, purple, green, orange and yellow, many with bindi and gold jewellery, and a man in the foreground has a red and yellow tilak on his forehead. A small girl in pink and a toddler are visible among the seated people. The gathering appears attentive, facing toward an unseen speaker or ceremony.

A large seated audience fills a hall with cream-coloured marble walls, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis alongside many women in saris and salwar-style outfits. In the foreground, a woman in a teal blouse and rust-orange sari sits with hands together, a woman in a maroon patterned sari sits to the left, and an older woman in a white and light blue sari with glasses sits at right with a jasmine garland near her. Several people wear vibhuti and kumkum on their foreheads. A few children sit among the adults, including a girl in a pink top with a braid and a boy in a striped shirt. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse, with attentive listeners facing a stage out of frame. Approximately 100 people are visible.

A dense crowd of devotees sits and stands in a plain whitewashed hall with green-painted lower walls during an evening satsang at Salem, Tamil Nadu. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and shirt sits cross-legged, and a woman in a yellow saree and another in a blue-and-green saree sit with elderly women in pastel saris. A bearded man in a checked shirt and a man in a pink-and-white plaid shirt sit among them. Behind them, people in white clothes stand near a doorway with a green-and-white grille and a strand of green foliage. Several rows of attendees fill the room, and some people in the back are partially visible.

2002-07-07 +1 copies

February 15 2007

A large outdoor crowd of devotees, mostly women in colourful saris in red, orange, yellow, purple, green and pink, with some men in white shirts, sits on white plastic chairs and presses palms together in anjali. Many have eyes closed or gaze forward attentively. A few people wear white dhotis or shirts toward the back. Behind them stand a blue bus, a small white building with a red roof, trees and a signboard with Tamil lettering. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.

A crowded devotional scene in a tiled hall where many people stand and sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Children in school-style white shirts, brown trousers and turquoise shirts wear rudraksha malas and hold pink flowers. Adults wear white dhotis and shirts, saffron-orange shawls, pink, purple and yellow saris, and a man in a grey-white shirt sits in front. Green foliage hangs above the doorway, and some devotees photograph the gathering. The setting resembles a devotional assembly during a temple festival preparation.

May 12 2012

A large seated audience fills a hall with pale walls and a green lower wall band, attending a satsang. Most attendees are women in colourful saris, including blue, orange, pink, green and yellow, many with hair pulled back and some wearing red or white bindis. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand along the back and sides near the doorways, one man raising his hand. A string of green garlands hangs above a doorway at right. The people sit closely packed on the floor facing forward, with a grid of barred windows along the walls. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the people in the room.