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A photograph taken under a dark cloth canopy with a red and black fringed border, looking out at a crowded outdoor gathering. Seated people in the foreground, many in white clothes, face toward the open area, where a standing crowd in white shirts and white dhotis mingles beside plastic chairs. A man in a dark red checked shirt stands near the centre, and a figure in orange clothing is visible among the crowd. Trees, a low white building with a tiled roof, and parked white vehicles lie beyond, with a shadowy foreground.

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A large crowd of seated devotees fills a open-sided pavilion roofed with a colourful canopy patterned in red, orange, teal and gold medallions. Most people wear white dhotis, shirts and mundus, and many men wear rudraksha or bead necklaces. Women in saris in pink, green, purple and yellow sit among them. Along the sides, a few men in white stand near the poles, and cars are parked in a field beyond the tent under a clear sky with palm trees and small flags strung overhead. The seated audience faces toward the front of the tent.2007-08-17July 27 20082008-07-27A large crowd of men fills a open-sided thatched pavilion, seated and standing closely together under a palm-thatch roof hung with decorative tassels in red, orange and blue. Many wear white or light collared shirts and trousers. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with hands pressed together in namaste looks forward. Banana trees and palms stand beyond the pavilion, with a white building to the left. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2008-07-28A large outdoor gathering under a striped and patterned canvas tent supported by bamboo poles. Several hundred people in white clothing sit on white plastic chairs in rows, facing away from the camera toward a stage area. Nearby, a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits in the foreground with a long braid, and a metal bucket sits on the grass at left. Grey metal tables with papers stand among the rows. A red metal frame and green plants frame the left edge, and a blue cloth hangs at right. The setting appears to be an ashram ground with a crowd seated for a meeting.2009-06-21August 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India2009-08-08A large outdoor gathering under a red-framed canopy with yellow patterned fabric awnings and bamboo poles. Many devotees, mostly women and girls, wear white or cream saris and dhotis, seated on the ground and on white plastic chairs in rows. Some men in white shirts and dhotis stand and walk among them, and a woman in a pink-and-white sari stands near the centre. A potted plant sits at left and a rolled mat lies at lower left. No central figure is visible, and no identifiable a person candidate appears in the scene. The setting looks like a temple-style program with a yoga or satsang session.2009-06-21Article - November 26 20062006-11-26A large crowd of men in white and light shirts fills a open-sided thatched pavilion, seated and standing close together under a palm-thatch roof supported by bamboo poles. A woman in an orange and red sari stands near the centre. Banana plants and a white building with a small saffron emblem are visible through the openings at the back. A tall bamboo pillar stands in the left foreground. No single individual is clearly identifiable as a presenter on stage.2008-07-28A large outdoor gathering under a white tent with red and white striped poles and red-and-white draped valances. Hundreds of seated attendees in predominantly white shirts and trousers fill plastic chairs in rows, many with hands pressed in anjali mudra, others sitting attentively. Some wear yellow, orange, and blue shirts, and a few wear lanyards. Speaker towers stand at the sides and a distant stage is visible at the far end under the tent. The scene conveys a satsang or discourse audience.2010-01-01A large outdoor assembly of seated men under a white tent canopy with red and white scalloped valances and red-and-white striped poles. Most attendees wear white shirts and trousers; a few wear light blue or checked shirts. Many sit in white plastic chairs, some with hands folded or raised, watching toward the stage at the left. Several wear thin lanyards or necklace cords. Spectators fill the rows into the distance under a bright sky with palm trees beyond the tent.2010-01-01A crowd of many men in white shirts and white dhotis gathers outdoors under a large leafy tree beside a corrugated-roof open shed. Several people hold small paper cups, some drinking. A few men wear spectacles, and one older man in an orange-and-white checked shirt stands in the centre. A white truck and parked vehicles are visible in the background, with a bluish logo at upper left.2006-07-28Outdoor relief gathering under a red and maroon patterned canopy in flat green fields, with a blue tarpaulin behind. Many villagers, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, sit cross-legged on the ground in dense rows. Standing at right, a man in a white checked shirt and white dhoti is positioned among other standing men in white and blue shirts, one wearing a white shirt and trousers and another a blue-grey shirt. A standing man in a red shirt and a woman in a white sari stand at left near a tractor-like vehicle. The scene appears to be a flood relief distribution, with a crowd gathered under a tent.