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A large audience seated on blue plastic chairs at an evening satsang hall, with many women in saris and salwar kameez in blue, purple, pink and white, several wearing gold necklaces and bangles. In the foreground a woman in a blue-and-white saree sits with arms folded, and another in a purple saree sits beside her. A hanging banner reads a Tamil devotional phrase and shows a robed figure in white with a rudraksha mala, though the figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm an identity. Strings of blue-and-white pennant flags and palm fronds decorate the hall under white ceiling lights, and the crowd fills the background.

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A large, dimly lit hall filled with a dense audience seated on blue chairs, many dressed in white, saffron, green and pink saris and shirts. In the foreground a bamboo pole runs across the frame, with a few boys in white shirts leaning on it. Above the crowd hangs a banner reading "Dhyana Peetam" in red Tamil letters beside a bird-logo emblem, with rows of smaller blue-and-white flags strung below and two portrait images on the banner ends. Ceiling lights and banana-stalk decorations frame the scene. The setting suggests a satsang gathering.2006-07-16Large crowd of devotees seated on the floor of an indoor hall during a satsang, many in white clothes, with a few women in saffron, pink and maroon saris. Faces turned toward the front, some wearing glasses and rudraksha or beaded malas. Sugarcane stalks are tied at the top corners and rows of white-and-blue banners hang along the back wall, with pictures of saints and bright white tube lights overhead. No individual speaker is clearly visible in the frame.2006-07-16July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17January 12 20072007-01-12A large seated audience fills an open pavilion with bamboo-thatched roof and banana plants lining the walls. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas around their necks; one older man in the foreground has a rudraksha mala and glasses. A few people wear orange or saffron clothing, and women in white and colourful saris sit among them. Banners above reference meditation (dhyana peetham) and hang from the poles. Tubular lights hang overhead. The crowd sits close together facing forward, toward a satsang stage not shown in the frame.2006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16A large seated crowd of women fills a tent-covered hall during an ashram event, with banana plants and strings of yellow and orange marigold garlands strung overhead. Most wear white or pale saris and salwar-style dress, with some in green, blue, purple and red. Several have rudraksha or bead necklaces and reading glasses. A few wear name badges on lanyards. In the front, women sit cross-legged on mats, some with hands raised or chins resting in palms. Men in white shirts stand near a raised stage area in the background.2008-11-12A large open-air pandal filled with seated devotees on blue folding chairs, watching an event. Many attendees wear white dhotis and shirts, while women wear saris in orange, pink, purple, yellow and green, some with flowers in their hair. Overhead hang rows of purple and white Dhyanapeetam banners and green banana leaves tied to bamboo poles under a corrugated roof. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the foreground, and the crowd fills most of the frame.2006-07-17January 12 20072007-01-12April 06 20122012-04-06January 12 20072007-01-12