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A seated gathering of devotees fills a plain hall with pale green walls and a teal floor mat during a 2004 convention. Rows of women in sarees, many in white, pink, blue and orange, sit cross-legged facing a man in white at the right edge, who appears to be a teacher with a microphone stand before him. Behind the audience, men in white shirts and dhotis sit on blue benches, and framed photographs hang on the walls alongside a banner at top right. The room is bright with overhead tube lights.

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A large seated audience fills a hall with pale walls and a green lower wall band, attending a satsang. Most attendees are women in colourful saris, including blue, orange, pink, green and yellow, many with hair pulled back and some wearing red or white bindis. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand along the back and sides near the doorways, one man raising his hand. A string of green garlands hangs above a doorway at right. The people sit closely packed on the floor facing forward, with a grid of barred windows along the walls. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the people in the room.2002-07-072004 - Trained Acharya's convention in PudukottaiA large seated audience fills a whitewashed hall with green-painted lower walls during a satsang in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Rows of devotees sit on mats on the floor: women in white, teal, pink and orange saris and salwar kameez, men in white shirts and checked shirts, and several young girls in pink and red. A woman in the foreground wears a red bindi and a teal blouse, and a girl in pink sits at the lower edge beside a carved wooden bench. Several standing men and women line the back wall near open doorways, one doorway decorated with a green garland. The room is crowded and attentive, with no speaker visible in frame.2002-07-07 +1 copiesA large seated crowd of devotees fills a plain hall with pale walls, green-framed windows and fluorescent tube lights, at what the page describes as a satsang and healing camp. Most attendees are women in sarees of orange, pink, yellow, blue, green and red, with some men in white shirts and dhotis near the back. Many sit cross-legged on the floor facing forward, and a wooden chair stands at the right edge of the frame. Several people stand in the doorway and at the back. The front of the hall is partly hidden, so no dais or teacher is clearly visible.2002-07-07A dense indoor satsang gathering of seated devotees with eyes closed, apparently in meditation. Women in colourful saris sit in the foreground: one in a green sari with a blue border, one in a bright yellow sari, one in pale blue, and one in a dark blue salwar. Behind them men in white shirts and dhotis, and some in checked or patterned shirts, sit packed together. Green walls and a balcony with spectators are visible in the background, with a few standing people on the upper level. No speaker or dais is clearly identifiable in the frame.2002-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall with green-painted lower walls and fluorescent tube lights, with a strip of green and white decorative garland visible near the ceiling. Rows of women fill the foreground, many in saris of pink, orange, green, blue, red and yellow, some with gold necklaces and bindis, and several with eyes closed or heads bowed as if in meditation or prayer. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis or trousers stand along the back and sides, some with arms folded. No central figure or deity is clearly visible in the frame.2002-07-07 +1 copiesNovember 24th To 27 2005 - Highlights Of NSP in Salem2005-11-24July 13 20092009-07-13A large indoor hall with a green floor where many devotees sit cross-legged in rows during a meditation session. Most wear white or pale clothing, with some in blue, pink, lilac and red saris and salwar tunics, and several wear blue lanyard badges around their necks. A man in a white shirt sits in the foreground with hands folded, while a woman in a red sari with a blue shawl sits nearby. Posters with coloured images hang from the wall above, and a staircase is visible at left.A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees sitting cross-legged on striped turquoise and white mats, facing forward toward the front of the room. Men in white shirts and white dhotis sit in the foreground, while women in saris in orange, blue and green fill the rows behind them. Rows of teal plastic chairs stand stacked along the far right wall, ceiling fans and fluorescent tube lights hang overhead, and a blue banner with Tamil script hangs on the left wall beside a window. A satsang or meditation gathering appears to be in progress, with no visible speaker or figure at the front.October 02 20112011-10-02Photograph of a large seated audience inside a plain pink-walled hall with tall windows, attending a talk. Women fill the rows, mostly in white or cream saris with gold borders, along with saris in teal, green, lavender, orange and pink. Many wear name badges on their clothing. Some hold water bottles, and the people in the front rows face the front attentively. Ceiling decorations in orange and yellow hang at the top right, and a blue notice board on the back wall lists prohibited items such as photography and video cameras. Too many people are visible to count precisely; the crowd is large and fills the frame.2010-10-21