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A photograph of an outdoor pandal with a red and white fabric canopy and white draped walls edged in red, set over green mats. Rows of red plastic chairs hold seated men and women in saris and salwar kameez, many watching ahead. In the foreground, an older bearded man in a white dhoti with a light blue shirt and a vibhuti mark sits calmly, while a man in a white dhoti and bare chest stands at right. Water containers and a tray of items sit near the back of the tent.

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A large outdoor gathering under a canopy with red and white draped ceiling streamers and red-and-white side drapes, with a green carpet covering the ground. Many people sit on the carpet and rows of red plastic chairs, mostly in white, cream, red and orange clothing. A man in a red kurta stands at right holding a microphone, and a woman in a yellow sari stands at left near a small table. A man in a cream kurta sits front-center holding a microphone, and several children in orange outfits sit at the front left. A smartphone on a stand is visible at lower left, filming the crowd.2024-01-22A large outdoor gathering under a red and white canopy with white and red draped valances, seated on green carpet with rows of red plastic chairs. Devotees sit in front, including men in white dhotis and kurtas, a man in a red kurta, a man in a pale blue kurta holding a microphone, and women in saris and salwar. Children in orange and red outfits sit among them, and a toddler in a white top stands on the carpet. A woman in a yellow sari stands at the back near a table with a blue cloth. Participants appear to be attending a celebratory satsang. No deity murti or a person visible.2024-01-22January 22 20242024-01-22A large outdoor gathering under a tent with a patterned red and orange canopy and strings of triangular pennants. Rows of red plastic chairs are filled with a seated audience of men and women in saris, salwar and shirts, many with jasmine flowers in their hair. A projection screen and cloth-draped stage are visible at the back, with speakers on the poles. The audience appears to be listening to a talk or programme. No speaker is clearly identifiable in the frame.A large outdoor tented gathering of devotees seated on red plastic chairs under a red and orange patterned canopy with bamboo poles and bunting. Many attendees sit in rows facing a stage at the far end draped in yellow and red checked cloth, where a large screen shows a figure, and a speaker stands at the side. Men wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers, women wear saris in blue, pink, purple and green, and several have flowers in their hair. Trees surround the tent. No individual can be clearly identified on the screen, and the image shows a seated congregation rather than a named event.2003-11-16A large open tent with red and white draped fabric canopy and pink curtain walls hosts a crowded gathering of people seated on white plastic chairs. Many attendees wear white, orange and yellow saris and shirts. In the right foreground a table draped in teal cloth holds garlands of flowers. A small patterned carpet lies in front of the seating area. Dozens of people stand and sit throughout the tent, with no clearly identifiable central figure visible.2008-12-30A large outdoor gathering seated under a striped canopy at the Kanchipuram ashram inauguration. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with green border and a black handbag sits beside an elderly woman in a mustard-yellow sari. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with gold bangles and a red wrist thread, sits with hands clasped next to a young woman in white with a rudraksha-style mala. At right a woman wears an orange-and-white sari with gold necklace. Rows of devotees fill the background under colourful draped fabric and pillars, with a speaker box visible at right. No robed or crowned figure is clearly identifiable among those shown.2006-11-24A large outdoor satsang gathering under a white tent with red and white draping, with a blue and white patterned backdrop and hanging panels in red, yellow and blue. Hundreds of seated devotees fill red plastic chairs, mostly men and women dressed in white ritual clothing, many with hands folded in prayer or raised in greeting. Some wear rudraksha malas and ash marks. A few children sit near the front, and staff stand near speaker stacks at the left edge. The scene is a public discourse audience.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01November 25 20062006-11-25A photograph of a large audience seated on blue plastic chairs under a yellow and brown patterned tent with striped canopy. In the foreground a man with white hair and moustache, wearing white clothes and an orange-and-black beaded necklace, sits beside a boy in a dark embroidered kurta with glasses, and a woman in a white and yellow sari with glasses. Brass vessels and a brass stand sit in the foreground. Rows of attendees in white kurtas and dhotis, and women in saris, fill the seating behind them, with orange chairs further back.2004-01-01Outdoor satsang gathering under a large red canopy with patterned fabric and green and red tassels, supported by a yellow metal scaffold frame. A dense crowd of several dozen people sits on the ground in white clothing, many wearing lanyards and red or white garlands. Women in white saris and salwar kameez sit among men in white shirts and dhotis. At the right, a deity murti stands draped in garlands and a large ornate backdrop; a microphone stand is visible at the edge. In the upper left, a figure in an orange-saffron robe stands near white-clad attendants amid trees. Smoke drifts in the left foreground.2005-07-21