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November 09 2003

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A dense crowd of devotees packed closely together, mostly women and men in white and cream clothing, with some in orange and maroon saris and mustard-yellow garments. Many have their hands pressed in anjali or folded near their chests, and several older women wear glasses. Strings of gold and beaded necklaces, flowers in hair and red bindis are visible. The faces are looking toward a point off-frame.2008-11-12January 12 20072007-01-12April 06 20122012-04-06A large indoor hall packed with seated audience members on blue plastic chairs, facing toward a stage out of frame. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers; women wear saris in orange, maroon, purple, green and teal, with some gold necklaces and bangles, and a few have red bindis. Several people rest chins on hands while listening attentively. Ceiling lights and fans are visible above. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in this crowd shot.2004-10-06A large seated crowd of devotees fills the frame at an outdoor event, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Women wear sarees in pink, red, green, blue and yellow, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. In the right foreground a man in glasses and a white shirt sits with hands folded, a wristwatch visible. Metal poles with blue and white banners rise behind the rows of people.2007-08-17A dense crowd of devotees gathers outdoors at night, many with hands raised or pressed together and faces lifted toward an unseen focus. Several men wear white shirts and dhotis, one man in the centre-right has a blue-and-white striped shirt, and a man in a khaki uniform with a peaked cap stands at the lower right. Women wear saris in green, pink and yellow, and a few boys in yellow and white stand among them. A man at upper centre wears an orange shirt, and a bald man with glasses on the right wears white with a red cord. Some devotees hold their hands in anjali mudra.2003-11-09October 28 - 1 November 2004 - Mass Living Enlightenment Initiations in TiruvannamalaiA dense crowd of seated devotees fills the frame at an evening satsang, many with palms pressed together in anjali. Men wear white shirts and a pink-and-white striped shirt, while women wear saris in yellow, green and pink, several with red bindis and gold jewellery. Faces are turned toward a stage out of frame, with eyes closed or gazing forward in devotion. The dim lighting suggests dusk.2006-07-16A dense crowd of devotees, mostly men and women in white shirts and white saris or dhotis, packs a hall and looks upward with hands folded in prayer. Several have rudraksha malas around their necks. Many faces are turned toward an unseen focal point above. A dark wooden pillar and a whitewashed wall frame the right side. No individual can be clearly identified as a person.2007-01-12Article - November 26 20062006-11-26A dense crowd fills an indoor hall with white pillars and string lights hung along the balcony railing above. Most people wear white shirts or white dhotis and kurtas, many with rudraksha malas around their necks. Women in saris stand among them, including one in a teal blouse and another in a dark green sari. A man in a pink shirt stands near the centre, and a man in the foreground wears a dark-rimmed pair of glasses. Several rows of white plastic chairs are visible behind the crowd. No individual can be clearly identified as a person in this view, and the crowd is too dense to count precisely.2007-01-12December 29 20102010-12-29