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A large seated audience fills a covered pavilion with blue-trimmed white canopy and ceiling fans overhead. Rows of men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on red mats facing the stage, many smiling. Some wear orange or saffron shawls and lanyard badges. Tall white support poles and hanging lights line the hall, with banners on the back wall. The crowd is dense and extends to the edges of the frame. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.

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December 12 20072007-12-12December 11 20072007-12-11A large audience of men sits cross-legged on red mats under a white tent with blue trim, supported by metal poles and hanging ceiling fans. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis, while a few wear other colours, including a man in yellow near the left and one in orange near the bottom centre. Rows of people fill the hall toward a small stage at the far end with red decoration, and banners hang along the back walls. Black speakers and stage lights line the tent. Overlaid text in the lower right reads pedia source line2007-12-12A large photograph of a seated crowd filling a covered pandal hall during a person Spurana programme in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Dozens of men in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged on red mats in rows, several wearing saffron or orange shawls and lanyards. Ceiling fans, hanging lights and blue-edged canopy fabric overhead, with white drapery and a stage area visible at the far end. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees, mostly men dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, sitting on mats in rows across the floor. Many smile and look toward the front of the hall. White draped side walls, ceiling fans, bright round lights on tall poles, and black speaker columns frame the space. A red and white curtain and a video camera on a tripod appear at the left, and framed sunflower prints hang on the right wall. No a person is visible in this image.2007-12-12A large crowd of devotees dressed entirely in white sits cross-legged on the floor of a big white tent with blue trim and many ceiling fans. Men in white shirts and dhotis fill the front rows on a green mat, with women in white saris seated along the left side. White pillars line the hall and a few standing attendants in white move at the back. Stage lights hang from the poles and a camera on a tripod is visible near the right side. No single person is clearly identifiable as the a person in this wide view.2007-12-12December 12 20072007-12-12December 13 20072007-12-13Wide photograph inside a large white tented hall with blue-trimmed edges and rows of ceiling fans and lights. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on mats in rows facing forward, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis with rudraksha malas and name badges, and some women in saffron, yellow and blue saris at the left. Banners and backdrop panels line the back wall, and a dim stage area is visible at the far right. The attendees are in a seated satsang or spiritual programme setting, with no clearly visible central figure on stage in this frame.2007-12-13A large seated crowd of men fills a white-roofed tent hall during a person Spurana programme in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, with blue lanyard name badges around their necks. A few wear orange or yellow shirts, and a young boy in a yellow top sits near the front. Blue fabric trims the tent edges, ceiling fans and lights hang overhead, and white side panels show framed posters and banners along the back walls. The audience sits cross-legged on a grey floor mat facing away toward the stage, with no visible speaker in the frame.2007-12-11