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A photograph of a group dancing indoors on a brick-tiled floor in a plain white-walled hall with fluorescent tube lights and red curtains at the windows. In the centre, a grey-haired man in a white shirt and white dhoti, barefoot, leans forward while holding a small blue object in his hands. To the right, a woman in a white kurta and white trousers with red embroidered trim raises two yellow-and-red sticks overhead. Around them, women in white saris and a woman in an orange blouse watch, and a man at the right edge holds a bell-like instrument on a cord. Scattered petals or confetti lie on the floor.

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2003-ANANDA-SPURANA-CONVENTIONS-AT-YERCAUDA photograph of men in white dhotis and white shirts dancing and clapping in a large hall with a brown tiled floor. At center, a man in white raises a blue tambourine high overhead while others clap their hands in rhythm. A man on the left holds a small hand drum. Red curtains hang on the walls behind the crowd, and many standing devotees watch from the background.2003-03-16March 16 20032003-03-16A crowded indoor hall with a tiled floor and white-washed walls, where many devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, dressed mostly in white. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear white and cream saris and salwar-style clothing, and one woman in the foreground wears a pale floral sari with purple print. Several participants have their eyes closed or look downward in devotion. Red curtains hang at the windows at left and back. The scene suggests a group energy darshan session with a crowd of attendees gathered in prayer, though the teacher is not visible in this frame.2003-03-16January 01 20032003-01-01A tented hall with decorative hanging lanterns in red, yellow and blue overhead. Several men in plain white shirts and white dhotis move across a purple mat, many holding short coloured sticks in their hands while stepping and turning. A man in dark-rimmed glasses and a white shirt with an ID badge at left looks on, holding a red stick. A man in the foreground has his back turned, bent slightly forward. Wheelchairs and other participants stand near the edges, and colourful striped rugs lie on the floor at the right.2007-05-04A photograph of a hall with a corrugated roof and a seated audience on mats. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt beats a blue-and-tan drum (mridangam-style) slung across his body, holding a microphone. Beside him a woman in a white sari with an orange border carries a silver kalasha/pot topped with green leaves, and a man in white with a red shawl walks alongside. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white clothing sit on mats, some with prayer beads. Orange draped cloth hangs on the left, and tall striped decorative poles line the room. A framed portrait sits on a stand on the left. Bags and sandals lie on the floor at right.2009-06-012003-ANANDA-SPURANA-CONVENTIONS-AT-YERCAUDA festive crowd under a white and yellow canopy during a holi celebration, with people covered in pink and red powder. In the centre a bald man in a white dhoti and white kurta, with an orange shawl, holds a wooden stick and stands mid-motion, smiling and joyful. Around him men and women in white clothes with orange and gold borders, some wearing orange shawls and red rudraksha-style necklaces, clap and raise their hands. A circular ornate decoration hangs above, and the red floor is scattered with petals and coloured powder.2008-11-12A joyful crowd fills a open-sided pandal with a corrugated metal roof, hung with tall decorated pillars and strings of small orange lights, while gold confetti flutters through the air. In the foreground, several women in saris lift their arms and cheer; one wears an orange-red sari, another a teal sari with a red border, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border stands nearby. Men in white shirts and dhotis raise their hands throughout the hall, and an orange-and-saffron floral arch is visible at the far end. The mood suggests a community celebration or ananda samajam gathering, with no clearly visible central figure identifiable in the frame.2007-02-15A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with white floor tiles and red curtains, where many men in white dhotis and white shirts move around. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a dark wooden barrel-shaped drum (a mridangam-like instrument) held at his waist, gesturing with his free hand. Beside him, a man with a moustache and a red cord around his neck, wearing white kurta and dhoti, holds a small hand instrument and watches him. Other attendees stand and sit in the background, some wearing name badges, and a purple emblem is visible in the lower left corner of the frame.2003-03-16A crowd of smiling participants in white clothes dances in an indoor hall with wooden lattice panels and a framed picture on the wall. In the centre, a man in a white shirt with arms outstretched wears a round pendant on a cord and a white identity badge on his chest, with a red mark on his forehead. Beside him, a bearded man in white holds a grey object, and a woman in a white sari with a red border smiles at right. Others around them raise their hands and clap.2004-05-27