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Night outdoor gathering at a Tamil event with a large crowd of devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, many raising their hands and cheering behind a white cloth barrier. Several men wear red and black rudraksha-style malas and some wear saffron-coloured items. Behind them are tall banners with Tamil text and a black speaker stack at left. The faces of several men are visible, smiling and clapping, with a hand-raised ecstatic mood in the front rows.

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January 08 20102010-01-08A photograph of a crowded indoor hall where a group of men in white shirts and white dhotis raise their arms and clench fists, appearing to chant or cheer. Several men wear lanyard badges and a rudraksha mala is visible on one man's chest near the front-left. A man in a grey-brown shirt stands in the foreground, and a red-and-gold draped backdrop hangs beside a blank white board. Yellow walls, a window grille and a stage speaker frame the scene.2012-09-22A crowded indoor satsang hall where many men and boys in white clothes sit on mats with arms raised high, palms open, in a devotional gesture. Several framed portraits on the back wall show a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and a bearded figure in white with a light cloth. Large colourful patterned pillars frame the white tent-like ceiling, and a water bottle sits on a table at left. The room is dim, with a banner-like text panel above the portraits. A man in front wears a red tilak and a white shirt, and a seated elder in white sits centre-front with arms lifted.2007-02-15December 15 20072007-12-15December 13 20072007-12-13A large indoor group of men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing name badges, raise their arms and clap together on a tiled hall floor during a group practice. Near the centre, a barefoot man in an orange sash and a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stand among the crowd. Behind them, a hall with a red-framed display screen, framed pictures and tables. Many participants are in white, with some in checked shirts.2013-09-13June 22 20082008-06-22June 22 20082008-06-22A dense crowd of devotees at an outdoor tent event, many men in white shirts and dhotis with powder-stained faces and clothes, several raising folded hands or arms in devotion. A tall blue and orange banner with floral motifs stands in the upper centre, and bunting flags hang under the white canopy. Some devotees wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and bangles. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the crowd, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.2008-11-12February 24 20072007-02-24Night photograph of a large crowd at an indoor event in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with dozens of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many with arms raised and hands clapped in joyful ecstasy. In the centre foreground a woman with long dark hair wears a golden-yellow kurta and smiles widely while dancing with outstretched arms. Some men wear lanyard badges and rudraksha-style necklaces. Behind them stalls, banners and red-and-yellow signage line the hall.2007-12-15A crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis stands closely packed indoors under a white tent-like ceiling, with orange and yellow banners printed with elephant motifs hanging behind them. Many wear rudraksha mala beads around their necks. Several have hands raised or pressed together in namaste, and a few are smiling. The men are devotees and participants; no one is identifiable as a particular figure in this view, and no throne or prominent central figure is visible.2008-06-22