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A large hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees, most wearing white dhotis and shirts and white head bands over their eyes, kneeling or sitting cross-legged on white cloths and mats across the floor. Some wear orange or saffron clothing near the front on a red carpet stage area. Potted palms sit in the lower right foreground, arched stained-glass windows and orange curtains line the walls, and a balcony runs along the upper level. Water bottles are placed among the seated rows. Several devotees on the left wear checked shirts and dark trousers. The scene suggests an initiation gathering; a dense crowd of more than twenty people is visible, and the a person candidate is not clearly identifiable in the image.

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January 31 20092009-01-31A large hall filled with many hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, many wearing white cloth blindfolds tied around their heads, sitting on mats in rows during a Shaktipada initiation session. Near the front on a red carpeted dais, saffron-robed sannyasis and monks sit, and a figure in orange stands at left in the aisle. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a white floral arrangement sit in the foreground beside a cameraman's camera at right. Arched windows, pillars, orange curtains and a decorated wall panel frame the hall.2009-01-31January 31 20092009-01-31Photograph of a large hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, most wearing white clothing and white head bands over their eyes, kneeling or sitting on white sheets and a patterned mat in rows. Some devotees on the right wear orange and saffron garments. A red carpet runs across the front, with a wooden doorway, stained glass windows, pillars, potted palms and hanging red and orange drapes around the room. Visible text includes a partially obscured banner. The setting suggests a convention or initiation gathering in progress.2009-01-31A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated participants dressed mostly in white, many wearing white blindfolds or headbands across their eyes. Front rows sit on a red carpet, some men wear yellow shawls, and a few women wear colourful saris. Potted palms stand at the front. A standing man in white faces the crowd near a video camera on a tripod, and a red-and-white ceremonial area with cushions lines the walls. Lights and ceiling fans hang above the vast room.2009-02-27February 15 20092009-02-15A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees, most wearing white clothes and white cloth blindfolds tied over their eyes. Rows of red chairs and dark red upholstered seats face forward across a red carpet. A single standing figure in an orange-saffron robe and draped shawl walks through the aisle near the centre. Fluorescent ceiling lights and tall windows line the room, with banners on the far walls. The scene suggests an organised convention gathering, with the crowd filling the room.2009-02-01Wide elevated view of a large hall with hundreds of seated devotees in white and coloured saris and dhotis, many wearing white blindfold-style cloths over their eyes during a meditation session. They sit on mats on a red-carpeted floor in rows. Potted palms stand in the foreground, and a camera on a tripod is visible near the front. Banners with printed text hang on the left wall, and arched stained-glass windows and a wooden door are at the back. No clearly identifiable presenter is visible at the front.2009-01-31A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees, nearly all wearing white blindfold-style strips tied over their eyes. Rows of white plastic chairs face forward over a red carpet. Many wear white kurtas or saris, with some in colourful salwar and saris, and one man in an orange-red checked shirt sits at right. A man in the centre wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace. The room has a white ceiling with rectangular lights and tall windows along the back wall, with a few banners on the side walls. The image is a photograph of a seated congregation at an event.2009-02-01January 25 20092009-01-25A large hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees at a Kalpataru convention in Erode. Most people wear white headbands and sit in rows on the floor, many in white, cream or colourful saris and salwar kameez, with some in saffron or orange robes. A standing figure in an orange sari gestures near the centre of the room. Pink and orange curtains hang from windows and a stained-glass arched panel and wooden doors stand at the right. A banner with Tamil text hangs at the left and a yellow sheaf of grain sits in the foreground. Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit near the front left. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from this distance.2009-01-31February 27 20092009-02-27