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A large indoor hall filled with seated attendees on white plastic chairs and on the floor, many wearing white headbands, facing a raised stage at the far end. A long red carpet runs down the centre aisle toward the stage. On the stage a woman in orange clothing stands before a white curtain and a decorated table with flower arrangements and lamps. Red drapes and green and yellow wall panels frame the hall. Several people in the front rows wear white and blue shirts. A banner on the back wall reads SAKTHI DURAISAMY THIRUMANA MALIGAI. The scene suggests a satsang or initiation gathering.

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Large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees, most wearing white clothes and white headbands, facing a raised stage at the front. On the stage a figure in orange-red sits on a white-draped seat amid marigold garlands and floral decorations. A banner above the stage reads "SAKTHI DURAISAMY THIRUMANA MALIGAI". Red and pink drapes, a projection screen and a side display board frame the scene. Attendees sit on white and grey plastic chairs on a tiled floor.2009-01-31Wide view of a large hall filled with many seated attendees, most wearing white headbands and white or light clothing, facing a raised stage. On the stage, a figure in orange sits on a white throne-like seat before a pink and white backdrop, with flower arrangements and potted plants at the platform edge. A banner on the wall reads Sakthi Duraisamy Thirumana Maligai. The audience sits on white plastic chairs across the hall, with some wearing saffron and pastel saris.2009-01-31January 31 20092009-01-31Wide view of a large indoor hall packed with seated attendees on white plastic chairs, mostly women with long braided hair in colourful saris and salwar kameez, with men in white shirts and dhotis at the front. On a raised stage at the far end, a single figure in orange-red clothing sits before a white backdrop framed by red drapes, flanked by flower garlands and yellow floral arrangements. A banner on the wall reads Sakthi Duraisamy Thirumana Maligai. Ceiling lights, a projector screen and a flat-screen monitor are visible. No reliable appearance cues confirm who sits on the stage, so the figure is described only by role and clothing.2009-01-31January 31 20092009-01-31Wide overhead photo of a large hall filled with seated devotees, many in white clothes and some in colourful saris and shirts, sitting on white mats and chairs. At the far end a woman in a red sari stands on a raised red-carpeted stage in front of a white drape, with marigold garlands and flower arrangements along the platform. Pink and red curtains frame the stage, and a banner high on the wall reads Sakthi Duraisamy Thirumana Maligai. Green and white floor fans sit in the foreground. The scene reads as a congregational gathering or convention with a speaker on stage, and no clearly identifiable Swamiji figure is visible.2009-01-31Elevated view of a large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees, most wearing white cloth blindfolds or headbands tied around their eyes. Many are in white, orange, pink and multicoloured saris and kurtas, seated on chairs and on the red-carpeted floor facing a stage. On the stage, a white draped backdrop, red curtains and flower arrangements frame a central podium with a microphone, and a figure in orange robes stands at the left edge of the stage. A large green industrial fan stands in the lower right foreground. Banners and a projection screen hang on the far wall. No individual clearly identifiable as a person is visible in the scene.2009-01-31Photograph of a large hall seated audience, mostly women with hair in braids and buns, many wearing white cloth headbands tied at the back of the head, in saltwater-sari colours of green, blue, pink and yellow. Chairs fill the foreground. On a flower-decorated stage draped with pink and light blue cloth, a figure in an orange-saffron robe stands beside an ornate golden throne, with a second person in white nearby and another standing figure in orange at the stage edge. Garlands and yellow flowers decorate the stage and pillars. Above the stage a banner reads SAKTHI DURAISAMY THIRUMANA MALIGAI.2009-01-31January 31 20092009-01-31January 31 20092009-01-31February 01 2009 Kalpataru Convention at Coimbatore City2009-02-01A wide view from the back of a hall filled with seated devotees on the floor, facing a raised stage. Most attendees wear white or light shirts and white forehead cloths, with a few in saffron and bright saris on the right side. A long red carpet runs down the centre aisle. On the stage stands an ornate golden throne with red cushions, flanked by gold pillars draped with red and white fabric and garlands, with a red canopy overhead. Several white-clad volunteers stand along the sides and walls. The seated crowd numbers in the hundreds.2009-02-15