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A large indoor hall filled with a dense audience of hundreds seated on blue plastic chairs facing a stage. In the foreground on the left, a figure in orange saffron robes sits near a camera on a tripod. Front-row seated attendees wear white kurtas and shirts, and a woman in an orange sari sits centrally. Ceiling fans hang from the high ceiling, and a wooden lectern stands at the right edge of the stage. A purple logo of a dancing figure appears at the top right corner.

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October 15 20082008-10-15A large hall packed with seated audience members at a mass Living Enlightenment initiation convention in Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. Rows of blue plastic chairs fill the floor, and people sit in the aisles as well. Most wear white or light shirts and sarees, with a woman in a magenta saree in the centre-right and a man in a red polo shirt at lower left. Several people sit with eyes closed in meditation. Ceiling fans, fluorescent lights and a pale wall are visible, and the far end of the hall is dim. No speaker or dais is clearly shown.2004 - sacred collections uncategorisedJuly 30 20082008-07-30 +1 copiesOctober 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a large indoor hall filled with seated audience members at a mass convention, most in white shirts and dhotis or trousers, with some in checked shirts, blue shirts and a woman in a gold saree. Rows of blue plastic chairs fill the floor, and many people sit on the bare floor toward the front and along the aisles. Speakers stand on stands at the side and ceiling fans hang overhead. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.OCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at KancheepuramA large indoor hall filled with a dense audience seated on chairs and the floor, facing forward toward an unseen stage. Most attendees wear white clothing, with women in saris of orange, red, green, blue and purple and some men in saffron or orange shawls. Ceiling fans, fluorescent tube lights and a high tiled roof are visible, along with a small framed banner on the far wall. Many heads fill the frame.2008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15A large indoor hall with white walls, ceiling fans and fluorescent lights, filled with a seated audience of many people on mats and floor. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit in the foreground beside women in colourful saris and salwar kameez. In the lower right, a man in a light shirt holds a microphone and appears to be speaking to the gathering. Behind the crowd a banner with a portrait and Tamil text hangs on the wall, and rows of turquoise plastic chairs are stacked at the far right. Small wall lamps and a framed poster appear along the back wall.2004 - sacred collections uncategorised