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A photograph of a crowded indoor gathering in a hall with a tiled floor. A woman seated on a light blue plastic chair with her head bowed and hands pressed in prayer is surrounded by devotees. A woman in a rust-brown printed salwar kameez with a gold-tinged shawl holds a red and black prayer bead mala and leans toward her. Young women in white and orange, a woman in a pale blue sari, a woman in a yellow sari, and a man in a checked shirt stand close by. In the foreground a man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and a man in a red and gold shawl sits with hands joined. Several onlookers stand behind, with a blue banner partly visible at the top left.

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2006 - healing puja and meditation centers in Namakkal and HosurWide indoor view of a large hall packed with devotees seated on the floor and standing in lines, many in white traditional clothes and some women in saris of orange, red, blue and pink. Hanging decorative banners in dark and gold patterns line the upper walls, and a screen and white-curtained stage area are visible at the back. A few men in white dhotis stand near the centre, and an elderly man in a light shirt stands at the right edge. The mood suggests a healing darshan queue, with people waiting in an orderly crowd under evening lighting.2008-03-04A large seated audience fills a hall at a Kalpataru convention. Most attendees wear white clothing, with women in white sarees and some in pink, orange or yellow tones, and men in white shirts and dhotis. Many wear rudraksha malas and pink name badges. Hanging banners and ceiling fans are visible above, and the crowd is densely packed and facing forward toward an unseen stage. No single identifiable a person is clearly visible in this view.2008-10-04December 31 20092009-12-31November 10 20112011-11-10July 25 20072007-07-25A large crowd of women seated in rows on the floor of an indoor hall, watching toward the front. Most wear sarees and salwar in pink, white, green, purple, orange and blue, with hair in long braids and some with flowers pinned in. A young child in a blue outfit is held close by a woman in a pink saree at right. White pillars stand in the background. Watermarked archive photograph; the copyright line in the lower right corner is not transcribed. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2008-02-09A photograph of a seated congregation inside a plain room with pale blue walls and a tiled floor. Rows of women sit on mats and folded blankets in the foreground, many wearing sarees in cream, white, yellow, blue and green, some with name badges pinned to their clothing. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis and a few in light shirts sit on mats and chairs, and rows of blue plastic chairs line the right side of the room. A framed picture hangs on the upper left wall and a small poster is fixed to the right wall. No a person candidate is visible.Indoor darshan scene in a hall with red curtains and a white throne-like seat. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on the white cushioned seat, receiving hands held out by devotees. A young monk in saffron standing behind wears a red shawl, and a man in a red shirt and glasses stands at right. Devotees crowd the foreground, including a man in an orange-trimmed white shawl and women in saris, with fruit, flowers and a tray of money on the seat. A banner with a patterned border hangs at upper right.2008-03-23February 09 20082008-02-09A photo of a seated audience in a plain white-walled hall with strings of fairy lights along the ceiling. Rows of white plastic chairs fill the room, with men and women in white shirts, sarees in pink, blue and teal, and a few older men in glasses and white clothing listening attentively. Some standing attendants in white stand along the back and side walls. No speaker or deity is visible in this frame.2007-01-12March 23 20082008-03-23 +1 copies