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Outdoor photo of a seated crowd at a village event in Tamil Nadu, India, with women and children in saris, salwar kameez and school uniforms sitting on blue plastic chairs in rows. A young girl in a yellow uniform with a blue tie sits at left, and a woman in a blue sari with a black beaded necklace is seated centre-right. Behind them stand more spectators, a loudspeaker box and striped poles, with a small temple tower and buildings visible. No speaker is clearly identifiable on stage in this frame.

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An outdoor gathering in a village street where a seated row of men in white dhotis and shirts sit on blue plastic chairs, several with arms folded or hands clasped. Behind them a large crowd of women in colourful saris and children sits on chairs and stands, with a yellow temple gopuram visible in the background and a loudspeaker mounted on a pole at right. The scene is a daytime public event in Tamil Nadu.Outdoor photo of an audience seated on white plastic chairs on a dusty open ground, facing an unseen stage. In the front row a woman in a dark brown saree with gold trim sits beside an older woman in a green saree with a blue rosette pinned to her chest. A woman in a green saree with gold border sits center-front, and a boy in a white shirt and jeans sits among the seated women. Men in white dhotis and shirts sit throughout the rows, while standing spectators in the background include a man in a pink shirt and others in white. A tree and yellow building appear behind, with a purple and white banner at upper left and an orange and white flag at top.2007-11-18A photograph of a large seated audience inside a plain hall with pale green walls and a striped floor mat. Rows of people in white shirts, white dhotis, and colourful saris sit closely together, with women in front in red, orange, blue, pink and white saris, some with gold necklaces and flowers in their hair. Near the top centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits among the crowd; the figure's appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is described only as a saffron-robed person.A photograph of a large outdoor gathering on a dirt ground beneath tall shade trees, with a white single-storey building behind. Rows of devotees sit on white plastic chairs, mostly older men and women in cotton saris, salwar kameez and white dhotis or shirts. A woman in the foreground wears a pink floral sari and holds a small black handbag; beside her a woman in green sari sits with folded hands. Men in white shirts and dark trousers stand at the back near a light blue jeep. Children in yellow and dark clothes sit on the right. The audience faces toward a discourse or screen out of frame.2007-11-182006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesOutdoor photo of a crowd seated and standing on a dusty ground in front of a white-walled building. Rows of white plastic chairs hold seated devotees: a woman in a red sari, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers, a man in a white dhoti and shirt, a woman in a yellow floral churidar, and a young girl in a white dress. Behind them more people stand near a low white wall, some in white dhotis, a woman in a green sari, and a man in a striped shirt holding a paper.2007-11-18A crowd of devotees seated on the floor of a pillared hall during a programme, facing toward the front. In the foreground a woman in a lime-green sari sits on a rust-coloured mat beside a woman in a green sari and another in a yellow sari. A young man in a white dhoti-style garment with a tilak on his forehead sits in front of a boy in a blue shirt. Behind them rows of women in colourful saris and men in white and light shirts sit attentively, and children are interspersed among them. No deity, throne or speaker is visible in the frame.April 02 20032003-04-02January 03 20162016-01-03A photograph of a large seated gathering in an indoor hall, mostly women in sarees in pink, magenta, orange, green, blue and white, sitting close together on the floor facing forward. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand along the back wall near doorways, and fluorescent tube lights hang from the ceiling. Some women wear glasses and gold necklaces, and one infant is visible among the seated crowd. No central figure is clearly identifiable as a speaker or dignitary in the frame.March 28 20082008-03-28A large outdoor satsang under a white tent with red and pink bunting, where a dense crowd sits in rows of white plastic chairs on a red carpet. Many attendees wear white ritual clothes, some women wear red, orange and yellow saris, and a man in the left foreground wears an orange and yellow garment with a marigold garland. Several people sit with hands joined in namaste, and a man in a grey vest and white kurta in the right foreground presses his palms together. Children and elderly devotees are interspersed among the audience. A metal barrier runs across the middle distance, and the stage with the speaker is not visible in the frame.2016-01-03