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A large, dimly lit hall filled with a dense audience seated on blue chairs, many dressed in white, saffron, green and pink saris and shirts. In the foreground a bamboo pole runs across the frame, with a few boys in white shirts leaning on it. Above the crowd hangs a banner reading "Dhyana Peetam" in red Tamil letters beside a bird-logo emblem, with rows of smaller blue-and-white flags strung below and two portrait images on the banner ends. Ceiling lights and banana-stalk decorations frame the scene. The setting suggests a satsang gathering.

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A large audience seated on blue plastic chairs at an evening satsang hall, with many women in saris and salwar kameez in blue, purple, pink and white, several wearing gold necklaces and bangles. In the foreground a woman in a blue-and-white saree sits with arms folded, and another in a purple saree sits beside her. A hanging banner reads a Tamil devotional phrase and shows a robed figure in white with a rudraksha mala, though the figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm an identity. Strings of blue-and-white pennant flags and palm fronds decorate the hall under white ceiling lights, and the crowd fills the background.2006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16Large crowd of devotees seated on the floor of an indoor hall during a satsang, many in white clothes, with a few women in saffron, pink and maroon saris. Faces turned toward the front, some wearing glasses and rudraksha or beaded malas. Sugarcane stalks are tied at the top corners and rows of white-and-blue banners hang along the back wall, with pictures of saints and bright white tube lights overhead. No individual speaker is clearly visible in the frame.2006-07-16January 12 20072007-01-12July 17 20062006-07-17July 16 20062006-07-16A large seated audience fills an open pavilion with bamboo-thatched roof and banana plants lining the walls. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas around their necks; one older man in the foreground has a rudraksha mala and glasses. A few people wear orange or saffron clothing, and women in white and colourful saris sit among them. Banners above reference meditation (dhyana peetham) and hang from the poles. Tubular lights hang overhead. The crowd sits close together facing forward, toward a satsang stage not shown in the frame.2006-07-16A large crowd of devotees sits densely packed under a night-time pandal lit by overhead bulbs. Many wear white and pastel saris and white shirts, with women in saris and men in white kurtas dominating the seated rows. Striped festoon banners in red, green and blue hang from the canopy, and orange and white cloth panels line the poles. A woman in a purple sari and several women with gold necklaces are visible, and a large floral offering is held at the right. No single presiding figure is clearly identifiable in the frame. The page describes a birthstar celebration, but no ritual action is shown.2007-01-12A large crowd of devotees sits seated on the floor under a high bamboo-and-thatch pandal hung with strings of green leaves and flowers. Rows of tall white fluorescent tube lights stand between banana or palm-like trunks. Most attendees wear white clothes, many with rudraksha malas, and several wear lanyard badges and green circular name or participant tags. Some men wear white shirts and dhotis; women wear white saris with coloured borders. Some are seated on white mats, and a man in white stands near the back. A banner in the background carries Tamil lettering. The scene suggests a satsang or yajna audience at a Sapta Yagam event in Salem.2006-07-16A large outdoor evening gathering, photographed from the front of a dense crowd seated on white plastic chairs behind bamboo barricades. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with some in saffron, green and maroon garments and women in sarees and head scarves. Floodlights and strings of lights illuminate white tented stalls and banners in the background under a dark night sky. The scene resembles a large public satsang or discourse audience, though no speaker is clearly visible.2010-01-24July 16 20062006-07-16A 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