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Photograph from behind a large seated audience in a hall filled with rows of people in white clothes, many wearing white shirts and dhotis, with some in orange robes near the front. On stage, a seated figure in red and gold robes sits on an ornate gold throne before a painted backdrop of a Shiva-themed scene with a banyan-like tree, deity murti and figures. Two large side screens show a figure in a red turban and orange garland. A camera on a tripod and a cameraperson operate at the stage side. Readable Tamil banner text reads ஆதி சைவம் (Aadhi Saivam).

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A large seated audience dressed in white fills the foreground of a hall, viewed from behind. Most attendees wear white shirts and dhotis, and one figure near the left wears an orange top. On the stage at the back, a golden throne stands before a painted backdrop of a forest scene with Shiva figures and Tamil script; a gold deity murti and gilded figures flank the stage, and two large screens show a red-clad figure. A figure in orange and a seated figure in a golden throne setting are visible on the stage, and the people in the audience sit in rows of plastic chairs and on the floor.2015-11-11November 22 20152015-11-22November 11 20152015-11-11A large seated audience in white clothes fills a hall, viewed from behind. Most devotees wear white dhotis and shirts, and a monk in saffron-orange robes sits in the lower right foreground. On the stage, a figure sits on a gold throne with a red cushion, flanked by golden lion-throne seats and a gold ornate chair with a cobra-hooded canopy. A painted backdrop shows a deity seated under a tree, and the banner reads ஆதி சைவம். Two large screens on each side show a figure wearing a red and gold turban. A camera operator stands on the stage edge. The scene suggests a satsang discourse.2015-11-22A large seated congregation in white dhotis and shirts faces a stage in a hall, seen from behind. Many men wear yellow-gold ceremonial shoulder cloths, and one man in the foreground wears an orange saffron robe. Behind them, a golden throne stands before a painted backdrop showing a deity murti and a Tamil inscription; a central figure sits on the throne with a golden crown, while a figure in purple stands nearby. Red curtains and two large screens flank the stage.2015-11-11November 11 20152015-11-11Large audience seated in white clothes on black chairs, viewed from behind, facing a stage. On the stage, a figure in orange-red robes sits on an ornate golden throne with a golden canopy, flanked by a golden bull (Nandi) and a deity statue draped in magenta and garlanded with yellow flowers. Backdrop painting shows a seated Shiva-like deity with trident and Hindu scene. A large screen on the right shows the speaker in red. Cameras on tripods film the stage. Possible a person-like figure seated on throne in orange robes with cues limited, so uncertain.2015-11-11A large seated audience dressed in white fills a hall, viewed from behind. On the stage, a figure in orange sits cross-legged on a golden throne in front of a backdrop with the Tamil heading ஆதி சைவம், flanked by golden deity murti and painted imagery. A cameraman stands at the right edge of the stage area, and two screens on the side walls show the seated figure. Many people wear white shirts and dhotis; one seated man in the foreground wears an orange cloth.2015-11-22November 22 20152015-11-22November 11 20152015-11-11November 22 20152015-11-22A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees in white clothing facing a stage. On the stage, a central figure sits on an ornate golden throne in front of a painted backdrop of a tree and a seated deity with a trident, with Tamil text reading Adi Shaivam. Golden deity murti and a figure in a magenta garment stand beside the throne. Two large screens on either side show a deity image. Many attendees sit on black chairs and the floor, mostly in white dhotis and white shirts, some wearing white caps, with a camera operator at the stage front.2015-11-11