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Wide photograph of a large indoor hall packed with hundreds of seated devotees, most wearing white headbands and white or pastel clothing, many in sarees and white shirts. A woman in an orange top stands near the left side holding up a camera or phone toward the crowd. Pillars, ceiling fans, pink and orange curtains and a glass-panelled door frame the room. Banners with Tamil text hang on the back wall, and a potted plant with feathery white flowers sits in the foreground left. Several people sit cross-legged on the floor along the left edge.

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January 31 20092009-01-31A large hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees at a Kalpataru convention in Erode. Most people wear white headbands and sit in rows on the floor, many in white, cream or colourful saris and salwar kameez, with some in saffron or orange robes. A standing figure in an orange sari gestures near the centre of the room. Pink and orange curtains hang from windows and a stained-glass arched panel and wooden doors stand at the right. A banner with Tamil text hangs at the left and a yellow sheaf of grain sits in the foreground. Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit near the front left. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from this distance.2009-01-31January 31 20092009-01-31Wide elevated view of a large hall with hundreds of seated devotees in white and coloured saris and dhotis, many wearing white blindfold-style cloths over their eyes during a meditation session. They sit on mats on a red-carpeted floor in rows. Potted palms stand in the foreground, and a camera on a tripod is visible near the front. Banners with printed text hang on the left wall, and arched stained-glass windows and a wooden door are at the back. No clearly identifiable presenter is visible at the front.2009-01-31A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, most wearing white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes, many women in white and coloured saris and men in white shirts. Rows of white plastic chairs fill the floor. Two standing figures near the right aisle wear white robes with saffron-orange shawls, one holding a camera on a tripod nearby. Framed photographs line the walls, and a small stage with banners sits at the far end under ceiling fans and fluorescent lights.2009-07-16January 31 20092009-01-31A large hall filled with many hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, many wearing white cloth blindfolds tied around their heads, sitting on mats in rows during a Shaktipada initiation session. Near the front on a red carpeted dais, saffron-robed sannyasis and monks sit, and a figure in orange stands at left in the aisle. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a white floral arrangement sit in the foreground beside a cameraman's camera at right. Arched windows, pillars, orange curtains and a decorated wall panel frame the hall.2009-01-31January 31 20092009-01-31February 27 20092009-02-27February 03 20092009-02-03February 15 20092009-02-15A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants, most wearing white blindfolds or bands over their eyes. A single standing figure in a long orange-red robe stands at the centre with both arms raised high, facing the crowd. Many attendees wear white shirts and white or colourful saris, with some in green, blue and pink. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights line the white ceiling, and a banner with a portrait and printed text hangs on the right wall beside open doorways.2009-08-02