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A large crowd of seated devotees fills a covered convention hall with white plastic chairs, facing a stage at the front. Many attendees wear white, saffron-orange, pink, blue and purple garments, and several women have long braids. On the stage backdrop, a large banner shows a smiling figure in a yellow and white turban and saffron garment, flanked by orange and red sun-like graphics, with a Tamil-script banner above. A smaller framed portrait sits to the left of the stage, and a central podium stands in front. Ceiling fans and speakers hang overhead.

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A large crowd of devotees sits in white plastic chairs under a white tent with ceiling fans and draped valances, facing a stage. A large backdrop banner behind the stage shows a close-up portrait of a figure in a white head wrap and orange garment, with a Tamil caption, and smaller portrait frames stand on the stage side. Many attendees wear white, saffron and bright saris, with women in long braids in the front rows. The image is a wide-angle view of a Tamil-language satsang convention hall.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16Wide view from the back of a large hall filled with rows of white plastic chairs and hundreds of seated attendees, mostly women with hair in braids or buns, wearing sarees in pink, red, yellow, lavender and blue, with a few men in white shirts at the front right. They face a raised stage under a white tent canopy. A large backdrop shows a smiling figure in a white and orange turban and saffron-toned clothing against a glowing orange and red circular halo, with a smaller portrait and a flower arrangement on the stage. The backdrop carries Tamil text for a person Spurana convention, and a colourful concentric-circle banner hangs at the right. Speakers and lights hang from the canopy.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16Photograph of a large seated audience in a white-canopied tent hall at a person Spurana convention in Avadi, Chennai. Hundreds of people sit on white plastic chairs facing a stage at the far end; many wear sarees in pink, yellow, blue and green, and men wear white shirts. A large backdrop on the stage shows a smiling woman in white with a headscarf and a banner reading "நித்யானந்த ஸ்புரண தியானமாலா" beside a bird emblem, with a small portrait at the left edge. Ceiling lights and loudspeakers are visible. Crowd is large but many faces are partly obscured by heads in the foreground.2006-12-16 +1 copiesLarge outdoor tent event with a dense audience of hundreds seated on white plastic chairs, most in white clothing, viewed from behind. On a raised stage at the far end, a speaker in white stands at a microphone before a huge backdrop portrait labelled "நித்யானந்த ஸ்புரண தியான யோகம்" showing a smiling figure in a white and blue turban with a raised hand. A smaller framed portrait in a turban sits to the left of the stage, with floral arrangements on the red-draped stage table. Audience members wear white shirts and dhotis, and some sit in the front rows near the red carpet. The tent has a pink and white canopy with overhead lights and speaker stands at the sides.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16 +1 copiesA large outdoor convention under a white tent with a stage at the far end. Hundreds of seated attendees in white, saffron, orange, lavender and blue saris and kurtas fill white plastic chairs, many with braids and some with white hair. On the stage, a large banner shows a figure in a white head wrap and white robes pointing one finger upward, with a second portrait labelled with Tamil text beside it and a rainbow-coloured circular graphic at right. A satsang-style gathering with stage, banners and loudspeakers.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16 +1 copies