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A photograph taken from the back of a hall showing a seated audience on blue plastic chairs facing a stage at the far end. Many people, mostly men in checked and plain shirts and women in saris and salwar, sit in rows across a tiled floor. A standing man in a white dhoti and shirt stands near the front, with another man in white beside him near a banner. A white projection screen and a yellow banner with Tamil text hang on the wall. The room is painted pale green with a small window and floral decorations on the doorway. No one on stage is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

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A large indoor hall filled with a seated audience of many people in blue plastic chairs, mostly men in white shirts and a few women in floral patterns, viewed from the back. A projection screen and a yellow-framed stage backdrop at the far end show a portrait and a sign reading in Tamil. Tall windows line the white walls and ceiling fans hang overhead. Several people stand along the right side near the windows.2005-11-21A white-walled hall with a high ceiling and recessed lights holds rows of seated attendees on pale blue plastic chairs, facing toward the front of the room. Most seated people wear white, pink, red, grey-blue and orange clothing, with some men in white shirts. A standing man in white stands near the right side at the back, and a woman in white sits at the far left. Wall-mounted speakers hang near the ceiling, and blue banners with white and yellow text line the walls. A decorative arched window with a red and green pattern sits behind the seats, and a framed photo hangs on the right wall.2007-05-13 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12Photograph from behind of a large seated audience in a plain hall during a Kalpataru session. Rows of white plastic chairs face forward, filled with people in white shirts and dhotis, mostly men, alongside women in saris including a woman in an orange blouse and a woman in a maroon top. A woman at left wears a white flower garland in her hair and a blue sari. A man in a grey striped shirt stands at the left edge. Participants sit attentively with eyes forward, and a water bottle sits on the floor near the chairs.2010-02-14A photograph of a classroom-style session in a plain whitewashed room. Rows of students sit on blue-cushioned chairs with attached writing tablets, all facing a projector screen at the far left. Foreground: a man in a white shirt and white trousers seated in the front row, a second man in a white shirt beside him at the right edge. Several women wear white and cream salwar outfits, a sari in maroon and red, and braided hair with flowers. The student rows recede toward the screen, which shows a small logo of a bird. No screen text is legible enough to quote.2007-07-13OCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at KancheepuramA 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.A large indoor hall filled with a seated audience on blue plastic chairs, facing toward a stage at the front that is out of frame. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and light trousers sits with hands folded, beside a man in a white dhoti and shirt, and a woman in a bright orange shawl over white clothes sits with eyes lowered; a woman in a yellow sari with an identification badge sits at the right edge. Behind them rows of devotees in white, green, and mixed colours fill the room under ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. Water bottles rest on the tiled floor in the lower right corner.2004-10-06January 12 20072007-01-12A large indoor hall with cream walls and high barred windows holds a seated audience of many men, women and children on mats and blue plastic chairs. A woman in a white sari with orange border stands at left, gesturing as she speaks. A man at lower right holds a microphone toward the group. A framed portrait of a bearded elder in white hangs on the back wall beside a blue banner. Many attendees wear white shirts, and some wear identity badges on lanyards. Stacked green chairs line the right wall.November 21 20052005-11-21January 12 20072007-01-12