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A large indoor hall with a patterned ceiling and hanging ceiling fans shows a crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and white shirts standing in a loose circle on a polished floor. A man in a yellow garment stands near the centre of the group, and a white-shirted man in front has his back to the camera. A banner reading A.S. THIRUVANNAMALAI MAHAL is displayed on the upper wall, and strings of decorations hang beside doorways at the right. Numerous people stand in the background and on the balcony level.

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A large hall with cream walls and a white ceiling fitted with ceiling fans and fluorescent tube lights, with brass chandeliers hanging in the centre. A crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, along with some men in checked shirts, stand and mill about the open floor, while women in colourful saris stand near the back. Rows of blue stacking chairs line the far right side, and a blue banner hangs on the left wall.A large hall with a peach-coloured wall and a beamed, patterned ceiling hung with ceiling fans and pendant lights. Several hundred seated participants, mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts, face a standing speaker at right in a long white robe, holding a microphone. Women in pale saree-style clothing sit at the right side. Plastic chairs fill the floor, and a camera on a tripod stands in front of the audience. A balcony sign reads A.S. Thirumanimalai, and a yellow banner hangs at left. The setting suggests an ASP meditation programme at Tiruvannamalai.2004-05-09Interior of a large hall with a peach-coloured wall, a patterned ceiling and many ceiling fans, with a balcony level above. A banner reads "A.S. Thirumana Mahal" on the upper wall. Many people stand on a red carpet, most wearing white clothes; several men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear white or sari-style clothing in pink, red and orange. Nearly all participants wear white blindfolds over their eyes, and some wear blue or white identification badges.2004-05-08May 09 20042004-05-09A large indoor meditation hall with a patterned ceiling, ceiling fans and pendant lights, and a balcony with a sign reading A.S. Thiruvannamalai hall above. Several hundred participants in plain white clothing stand in rows on red carpet, most wearing white blindfold bands over their eyes, some with name badges on their shirts. Men wear white shirts and white dhotis; women wear white and pastel saris, with one girl in a bright green top. Hands are held out in front in a few places. The room is bright, with arched windows along the back wall. No a person candidate is visible in this crowd scene.2004-05-08Photograph inside a large hall during a person Spurana Convention session in Salem. Many men wearing white dhotis and white shirts stand in dense rows on a dark floor, several with arms raised and hands lifted in devotional gesture, some wearing orange-brown rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Partially visible heads and shoulders of people in the foreground, white latticed screens and ceiling lights in the background. No clearly visible a person figure is identifiable in the frame.2006-07-30July 29 20082008-07-29A large indoor hall under a white tent-style ceiling with ceiling fans, strings of green and orange bunting, and tall pillars. A dense crowd of men fills the frame, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, several wearing white lanyards. Many stand with hands raised or folded in devotion, and loudspeakers hang along the walls. The scene looks like a satsang or programme gathering.July 30 20062006-07-30Interior of a large hall during the Salem convention, with a crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis standing closely together on the left and centre, many with their backs to the camera. Two ornate gold and red canopied shrines or thrones flank a leafy green tree at the rear stage, with a figure visible near the shrines. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and speakers line the high ceiling and walls. A man in white clothing with a garland-like necklace stands at the right edge among other white-clad attendees. Some people sit or lie on the floor at the lower right.2006-07-30November 05 20062006-11-05A photograph of a large indoor convention hall with pale yellow walls, a balcony railing, and ceiling fans and fluorescent tubes overhead. Dense crowds of participants dressed almost entirely in white kurtas, dhotis and saris mill about and move with raised arms, some clasping hands and gesturing, while a few wear white lanyard badges. A man in the foreground with a white moustache and white clothing reaches toward others, and a monitor stands on a pole at left. The scene suggests a seminar-style gathering of participants rather than a single focal speaker, with no clearly identifiable central figure in view.2006-07-30