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Night-time photograph of a large seated audience at an outdoor-style convention gathering in Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. Dense rows of men and women sit on mats and folding chairs, mostly dressed in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris, with some in blue, pink and red clothing. A few people hold bags, and a small video or projector stand is visible on a bamboo frame at left. Overhead lights and a purple-and-white logo appear at upper right beside a fenced wall.

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OCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at KancheepuramOCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at KancheepuramOCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at KancheepuramOCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at KancheepuramA densely packed audience fills a large hall at a mass Living Enlightenment initiation convention, with rows of seated devotees in blue plastic chairs in the foreground and a crowd standing and seated stretching back into the dim distance. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in sarees in yellow, orange, pink and green, and a few children are visible. The front-row men wear white and sit with hands folded. No speaker or stage figure is shown in this frame.A large audience seated on blue plastic chairs in a dim hall during a Living Enlightenment convention, filling the rows and aisles. Foreground: a woman in a red and orange patterned sari with bangles, a young girl in a white dress, a boy in a maroon shirt, and a woman in a mustard shawl with glasses. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis, women in orange, blue and pink saris, and a bearded older man in sunglasses. No stage figure or a person is visible in this frame.A photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall at a Living Enlightenment initiation convention in Kancheepuram. Rows of blue plastic chairs fill the room, with hundreds of people in white shirts and dhotis, colourful saris, and checked shirts, many with eyes closed and hands folded in their laps in meditation. A man with a white beard in orange clothing sits near the left, and a bald man in a white shirt sits in the front row center. Overhead lights and a wall-mounted screen are visible at the back of the hall. Several people in the foreground are partly cut off by the frame.A large night gathering of seated devotees sits on a sandy open ground in front of a low building with displayed panels and banners. Most people wear white, with women in saris of red, teal and blue and a few in orange. Floodlights and small lights illuminate the scene from the right, and the audience faces toward the left, toward an unseen stage or ritual area.2011-04-17A large hall packed with seated audience members at a mass Living Enlightenment initiation convention in Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. Rows of blue plastic chairs fill the floor, and people sit in the aisles as well. Most wear white or light shirts and sarees, with a woman in a magenta saree in the centre-right and a man in a red polo shirt at lower left. Several people sit with eyes closed in meditation. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and a pale wall are visible, and the far end of the hall is dim. No speaker or dais is clearly shown.A large outdoor night gathering of devotees seated on green mats across an open field, mostly dressed in white with rudraksha malas. A man standing on a tripod-mounted stage camera at left photographs the crowd; the dark sky is lit by a few stage lights. Several women in saris, including one in purple and one in yellow, sit among the men in white shirts. A bald man in a dark blue shirt sits in the front right foreground. The crowd extends to the horizon.2009-02-23OCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at KancheepuramLarge outdoor crowd seated on plastic chairs and mats at night, filling the frame in rows behind bamboo barrier poles. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis or mundus, with some in colourful saris, a red shirt, an orange scarf and a few with headcloths. Lit stage backdrop and a banner are visible at upper right. Dense audience at a discourse or celebration, with individual faces too small to read.2010-12-29