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A photograph of an open-sided pandal with a corrugated roof, decorated with banana stalks, leafy branches and strings of purple and white bunting. Seated audience members fill the rows at the lower right and left, many in white and bright clothing. Two men in white dhoti-style clothes with red shawls stand in the foreground, one holding a video camera on his shoulder. Several large banners hang overhead showing a woman in a white head wrap and beaded necklace, with printed Tamil text reading Dhyanapeetam. A small crowd stands near the back wall.

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Photograph of an outdoor pandal under a corrugated metal roof supported by bamboo poles and decorated with banana leaves. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes fill the foreground, mostly facing a central area. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a saffron-orange shawl stands at right, holding up a large camera on his shoulder. Several other men in white stand near the back. Hanging banners and a large portrait photo in the background bear Tamil text and the name Dhyanapeetam. A loudspeaker sits at left. A credit overlay reads2006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16Outdoor yajna ceremony under a thatched shelter decorated with banners reading Dhyana Peetam in Tamil. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas and yellow ribbon badges, with a few in saffron-toned or purple saris. Small brick fire pits with oil lamps and brass vessels sit in front of them. At left, a deity murti is adorned with garlands beneath a decorated canopy, and palm fronds frame the scene. A camera on a tripod records the ceremony. A young girl in pink sits at lower right.2006-07-17July 16 20062006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16July 17 20062006-07-17July 16 20062006-07-16August 03 20082008-08-03A large open-air satsang hall with a corrugated roof, rows of fluorescent tube lights, and banana plants and palm fronds lining the aisles. Hanging garlands of mango leaves and yellow flowers decorate the beams. Many people in white clothes sit on the floor and on white-covered seats. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with a white flower garland sits elevated at the top centre, speaking into a microphone beside a camera. Nearby, several men in white with orange shawls sit in front, and a bald man in white with an orange shawl sits at the front right. Banners with Tamil text hang on the walls above the crowd.2006-07-16A photograph inside a large open-sided bamboo and corrugated-metal pandal during preparations for a Tamil event. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and light trousers stands on a bamboo ladder, reaching up to a blue banner. Another man in white shirt and dhoti works at a decorated pillar wrapped in colourful patterned cloth at the centre, and a third man in white stands at a second pillar on the right. Below, rows of seated devotees fill the hall, some in white and yellow clothes. Banners hang from the ceiling and the blue banner shows a portrait labelled with Tamil script and a logo, with a bearded man in white robes and a headpiece. The side and background show more banners and mats, and the pillars are hung with leafy decorations.2006-07-16 +1 copiesA large open-sided pandal with a corrugated roof and bamboo poles hung with yellow and green strings fills the scene. Dense crowds of devotees sit on the ground, many in white clothing, some women in saffron and orange saris. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near the centre-right, and a woman in a sari stands near the middle. Green banners with Tamil text hang along the back. Fluorescent tube lights run along the poles, and palm fronds decorate the structure.2006-07-16