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Wide view of a large hall during a seated darshan gathering. Rows of white plastic chairs are filled with women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, several holding small children, while a few men in white sit at the front. Decorative hanging cloth cylinders with yellow and patterned bands hang from the white ceiling. A banner on the left shows a portrait of a saffron-clad figure and printed Tamil text. At the far front, a person in orange or saffron sits on a raised dais near a microphone. Fluorescent lights and wooden shutters line the walls.

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A photograph of a large hall filled with many rows of women seated in white plastic chairs, facing toward the front of the room. In the foreground, a woman in a red and orange sari sits beside a woman in a yellow sari, and in front of them a young woman in a pink-and-white outfit looks forward; a woman in a blue floral sari and another in a purple sari sit nearby. The ceiling is draped in white fabric with tall colourful striped tassel decorations hanging down, and small figures in white stand near the back and side walls. The scene suggests a satsang or public talk, with no speaker clearly visible in this frame.2010-09-20June 17 20082008-06-17Wide view of a large indoor hall during a satsang-style gathering. Rows of women sit on white plastic chairs facing a stage with a dark red curtain. Many are seated with their backs to the camera, some with long braids and white, green, red and purple saris. Tall cylindrical decorative hangings in red, blue, yellow and white patterns with elephant motifs hang from a white tent ceiling, and a few people in white and saffron stand near the stage.2008-03-25A large indoor hall with a white draped fabric ceiling and ceiling fans hosts a packed audience seated on white plastic chairs, mostly women in colourful saris and salwar kameez with flowers in their hair, many with long plaits. Tall decorative pillars wrapped in red, blue, yellow and white patterned fabric with orange tassels hang from the ceiling. At the far end, a stage is decorated with a backdrop and draped cloth, with several people in white clothing gathered near a figure in orange at the centre, and two large projection screens flank the stage. A satsang or discourse appears to be in progress. A printed banner on the stage reads partially in Kannada script.2010-09-20June 20 20082008-06-20June 17 20082008-06-17A large crowd of devotees sits on the floor and in white chairs inside a white tent-roofed hall, many dressed in white kurtas and shirts. Hanging from the ceiling are long decorative cloth banners with woven elephant and geometric patterns in yellow, red and black. A standing woman in a pink sari and a man in a pink checked shirt and blue jeans stand near the front-left, and a young man in white with a yellow shawl sits in the foreground. A banner with printed text hangs on the back wall, with spotlights overhead.2008-03-20February 09 20082008-02-09A photograph of a large indoor hall filled with a seated audience, mostly women and girls in colourful saris and salwar kameez in blues, pinks, greens, yellows and reds. Rows of white plastic chairs are set on the floor, and many attendees sit cross-legged on the ground at the front. White fabric drapes the ceiling, hung with tall decorative cylinders in red, blue, white and yellow with orange tassels. At the far end, on a raised stage, a group of people in white and saffron robes sit facing the audience beneath a backdrop with a painted deity image and printed text. Two screens flank the stage. a person is not clearly identifiable among the figures on stage, so no candidate is asserted.2010-09-20A large indoor hall packed with a dense audience seated on white plastic chairs, many in white dhotis and sarees, with orange, red, pink and blue garments also visible. Several people wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Strings of fairy lights hang along the balcony railing above, and a second tier of spectators fills the upper gallery. The focus is on seated devotees facing toward an unseen stage, with a woman in a green saree and a woman in a magenta saree in the foreground. No clear a person candidate is visible in the frame.2007-01-12A large crowd of devotees sits on mats inside a white tented hall decorated with hanging painted cylindrical banners showing elephants and floral patterns. Most people wear white or light clothing, with women in white saris, saffron, orange and pink saris, and men in white shirts and dhotis. In the centre, a woman in a white sari stands among attendants in white near a stage with a dark maroon curtain and a gold-fringed valance. Attendants in white move through the aisles while devotees sit in rows facing the stage.2008-10-04December 14 20062006-12-14