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Indoor puja in a plain white-walled room. A woman in an orange shawl over white clothes sits cross-legged on the floor before a carved wooden throne draped in white cloth and garlanded with white and pink flowers. A large framed portrait on the throne shows a figure in orange robes and a beaded mala, also garlanded. Another framed portrait with flower garlands stands on a side table, and a brass lamp with a flame burns on the floor. About a dozen young women in white traditional dress with yellow and orange borders sit in rows, several with long braided hair, some with hands folded in prayer. A window behind has pink banners with Tamil script. Shelves of books are at right.

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August 12 20082008-08-12July 28 20082008-07-28November 12 20082008-11-12Interior of a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof, used for devotional worship. In the centre, a woman in orange clothes with a garland sits on a chair beside brass oil lamps and a low platform. Around her, a group of girls and young women in white and cream dress sit and stand, some holding brass items and offerings. A woman in a white sari stands at the right, and several women in orange saris and orange garments stand nearby. Behind them, a framed portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with an orange turban, set in a wooden shrine-like cabinet on the back wall. A smaller framed image of a seated figure in orange sits on the platform in front. Ornate brass lamps and decorated murti stand at the edges. Fluorescent lighting hangs from the ceiling, and a doorway with an orange curtain opens at the right.2010-11-12April 17 20112011-04-17August 12 20082008-08-12August 12 20082008-08-12A photograph of a seated audience of many women in white saris with coloured borders at an indoor programme under a white tent-style canopy. Rows of women sit on the floor and on chairs facing a stage. Behind them a green banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and orange robe, with the Tamil title ஆனந்த சமாஜம். Two side banners show further portraits. Yellow and red decorative pillars with patterned cloth frame the stage, and a dark green backdrop sits to the right beside a golden Nataraja statue draped in garlands. A few men in white and one man in orange sit among the audience near the front.2007-02-15Indoor photograph of a ceremony in a white-walled hall with a large printed banner of a smiling man in an orange turban, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and ornate gold pendant above a white-draped seat. A seated figure in orange robes and a white-and-green garland sits on the white-covered throne, with a kalasha-like vessel and offerings in front. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and white saris, some in orange and yellow saris, sit or stand, with children in white and young girls with braided hair kneeling near the front. A white cooler fan stands at right and a Tamil-script sign appears on the banner.2007-02-06A photograph of a large indoor assembly hall during a seated gathering. A dense crowd of mostly women in white clothes sits on the floor facing a raised stage. On the stage, a figure in saffron/orange robes sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat with a red cushion, flanked by rows of people in white and orange seated on the platform. A large backdrop banner shows a close-up portrait of a bearded man with a red tilak mark and white hair, framed by red swags and hanging decorative tassels and lanterns. Strings of flowers and bunting hang across the hall, and a banner on the right shows a welcome message. Women in the foreground wear long braids, white saris and salwar kameez in pink, yellow and orange tones.2007-02-24A satsang hall with a tiled floor where a seated audience faces a central figure on a zebra-striped armchair. The figure wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, and sits with hands resting on the chair arms. In the foreground, many devotees sit cross-legged in white and gold-bordered saris and white dhotis, some holding papers, with women in braids and a few in red blouses. To the right, two shaven-headed men in saffron robes sit on the floor, and a golden bull statue stands near the wall. Windows with orange frames and a small water bottle on a white stand complete the scene. The central figure is an appearance-based a person on a throne with saffron robes and rudraksha mala cues.2012-09-26A photograph of devotee women gathered before a gilded golden throne (peetha) draped with marigold garlands and a red cushioned seat. On the throne sits a framed portrait of a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, raising one hand in blessing; a pink flower is tucked at the frame's top corner. Women in white and cream saris with orange-trimmed cloth sit on the floor, holding brass plates of fruit and offerings, while others clasp their hands in prayer. A gold-ornate wooden cabinet stands beside the throne, and a carved black stone shrine and red-and-white striped pillars frame the hall. The portrait is printed and not a physical person, so the scene shows about five to six physical women; this appears to be a padauka puja offering.2010-09-30