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A photograph of a large indoor hall filled with a dense audience seated on red plastic chairs, facing toward the front of the room. Most attendees wear white shirts and dhotis or white kurtas, with some in striped shirts, pastel tops and plain shirts. In the foreground a woman in a blue sari and a young woman in an orange-yellow sari sit beside a man in a striped shirt. Fluorescent tube lights and ceiling fans hang over the hall, and the walls have decorative brown and beige patterns. No clearly identifiable a person is visible among the seated audience.2004-12-03December 03 2004 - Mass Living Enlightenment initiation in Salem2004-12-03A wide photograph of a large indoor convention hall filled with a dense audience seated in plastic chairs and rows of folding seats behind a low bamboo railing. Most attendees wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers, with some in checked and striped shirts; a few women in sarees, including one in pink and one in green, sit among them. Many men have arms folded and face forward toward an unseen stage. Overhead ceiling fans, fluorescent tube lights and blue-painted walls frame the hall. The crowd is seen from behind the rear rows, filling the room to the far wall.2004-12-03A photograph of a large indoor hall filled with seated audience members at a mass convention, most in white shirts and dhotis or trousers, with some in checked shirts, blue shirts and a woman in a gold saree. Rows of blue plastic chairs fill the floor, and many people sit on the bare floor toward the front and along the aisles. Speakers stand on stands at the side and ceiling fans hang overhead. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.A large indoor hall filled with a dense audience seated on red plastic chairs, many men in white or pale shirts and a few women in saris, all facing forward attentively. Foreground figures include a man in a red and white checked shirt with hands clasped near his chin, a man in a pink plaid shirt, and a man in a white shirt with a pen in his pocket. Overhead, rows of ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang above patterned blue-and-white walls. The scene suggests a mass satsang or initiation session, with no visible speaker on stage in this frame.2004-12-03OCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at KancheepuramA wide photograph of a large seated audience at an indoor mass event, with rows of red plastic chairs filling the hall. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, while others wear checked, striped or colourful shirts. Several people wear glasses, and a few standing figures are visible at the back among white-clad attendees. A wooden bamboo-style barrier runs diagonally across the foreground, with a red carpeted aisle beside it. Overhead fluorescent lights and blue-painted pillars light the hall, and a black case rests on the floor at right. No speaker or dais is clearly visible in this frame.2004-12-03A photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall at a Living Enlightenment initiation convention in Kancheepuram. Rows of blue plastic chairs fill the room, with hundreds of people in white shirts and dhotis, colourful saris, and checked shirts, many with eyes closed and hands folded in their laps in meditation. A man with a white beard in orange clothing sits near the left, and a bald man in a white shirt sits in the front row center. Overhead lights and a wall-mounted screen are visible at the back of the hall. Several people in the foreground are partly cut off by the frame.A wide photograph of a large indoor hall filled with a dense audience seated on red plastic chairs facing a stage at the far end. Most attendees wear white shirts and dhotis or white sarees, while several women wear green, yellow and teal saris. The ceiling has rows of fluorescent lights and ceiling fans, and orange flags and banners hang along the walls. A purple stage backdrop and a small video monitor are visible at the right. The scene suggests a satsang discourse, though no individual speaker is clearly visible. Some people are seated near the front with the crowd extending toward the rear of the hall.2010-02-15OCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at KancheepuramA large hall packed with seated audience members at a mass Living Enlightenment initiation convention in Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. Rows of blue plastic chairs fill the floor, and people sit in the aisles as well. Most wear white or light shirts and sarees, with a woman in a magenta saree in the centre-right and a man in a red polo shirt at lower left. Several people sit with eyes closed in meditation. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and a pale wall are visible, and the far end of the hall is dim. No speaker or dais is clearly shown.A large indoor hall packed with a dense audience of hundreds seated on red plastic chairs, facing a raised stage at the far end. Most attendees wear white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees, with some in green, purple and orange saris. Front-row seats hold older men in white and elderly women in green and maroon. At the right, a woman in an orange saffron-coloured saree sits on a red-cushioned chair, and a monitor on a tripod displays the stage. Saffron and orange banners hang along the walls and columns, and ceiling fans and lights are visible above.2010-02-15