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A large auditorium filled with seated audience members, mostly in white clothing and white headbands, facing a wooden stage at left. A woman in a long orange-red sari stands near the stage edge, looking toward the seated crowd. Audience members fill the lower floor and a balcony at top, under warm ceiling lights and tiered wall panels. A projector and equipment sit on the stage floor at lower right. The scene suggests a convention-style gathering with an attentive crowd.

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Photograph of a large auditorium with tiered seating and warm ceiling lights. In the foreground at left, a woman with long dark hair in a red sleeveless top and orange-red skirt stands on the stage edge with her back to the camera, one hand raised. The audience fills the rows of dark seats, many men and women in white clothing with white headwraps, some in green, yellow and red saris. Many people are seated on the upper balcony, and a figure in white stands at the far right upper level. Wooden paneling lines the walls.2009-02-14Wide photograph of a large auditorium during a convention. On the left, a woman in a red sari and dark hair stands on a wooden stage edge, one arm raised toward the audience. Rows of seated attendees fill the hall; many men wear white dhotis and shirts, some wear white headbands, and several hold small lit items. Tiered balconies above are packed with more people, and wall panels of wood and glass frame the room. A partially visible figure in white sits at the lower left edge near the stage.2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14A photograph of a large auditorium during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground at left, a woman with long curly dark hair in a coral-pink sari with a red blouse stands on the wooden stage with palms pressed together in anjali, holding a microphone. Rows of seated devotees fill the hall, many in white clothes, some with white head coverings, and a few in green, pink and yellow saris; several have white cloths over their eyes. Red-tipped candles or lamps sit on the armrests. Crowds stand along the upper balcony and the mezzanine railings. The room has warm wood-panelled walls and recessed ceiling lights.2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14Wide view of a large auditorium filled with seated audience members in rows, many wearing white clothing and white head bands, with additional people standing along the upper balcony. In the right foreground, a figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands at the stage edge with raised arms, seen from behind and blurred, facing the audience. Warm ceiling lights and wooden wall panels frame the hall. Audience members include men in white and women in saris, and a few people stand along the aisle steps. Appearance-based cues on the foreground figure (saffron robe, long dark hair seen from behind) are only partly visible, so the figure is treated as uncertain.2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14Wide photograph of a large indoor auditorium with tiered seating filled with many devotees, mostly dressed in white, some with white headbands. A single speaker in a flowing orange-red saree stands at the right on a curved wooden stage, one hand raised, holding a microphone. Devotees in the front rows hold small bottles or packets. Spotlights hang from the ceiling and wooden columns line the walls, with a seated crowd visible on the upper balcony.2009-02-14A photograph from inside a large tiered auditorium with rows of dark maroon seats filled with an audience, most dressed in white with white headscarves or head coverings and many wearing blindfolds. In the foreground, a woman with long dark curly hair in a coral-pink sari stands on the wooden stage facing the audience, raising one hand while holding a microphone. Audience members in the lower rows hold small lit candles or lamps. Upper balcony tiers are packed with more seated people, and the ceiling has recessed lights.2009-02-14