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A large seated audience of devotees fills a hall facing a stage. Most are women in white, yellow, blue and pink saris and salwar, many with long braids and flowers in their hair. On the stage, a figure in saffron seated on an ornate golden throne is visible in a large backdrop portrait at upper right, and a decorated golden deity shrine with colourful draped cloth stands at the back. A cameraman in an orange robe stands at a tripod near the stage, and a large printed portrait banner hangs from the top right. The floor is covered with striped mats.

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A large crowd of devotees, mostly women with long hair in braids and many in white, cream, blue and yellow saris and salwar kameez, sits on mats in a hall facing a stage. On the stage a seated figure in red and gold sits on an ornate golden throne beside a deity murti decorated with garlands and a large yellow decorated backdrop. A standing man in saffron-orange robes stands near a camera on a tripod at the stage's left edge. Banners on the wall show a smiling woman in white and a portrait labelled Paramashivam, with dangling festive tassels and a decorated pillar at the top left.2008-10-03A photograph of a large seated congregation in a tented hall at an evening programme. Rows of devotees sit on colourful striped woven mats, mostly women with long braids in white, cream, orange and red saris, and a few men in white. A young child is held up by a woman in a green sari in the foreground. At the front, a figure in white stands near a low golden throne-like seat beneath a large framed portrait of a smiling man with dark hair, and a second portrait hangs on the wall. Red and green garlands, orange tassels and decorative hangings line the stage, with fans and a brass lamp stand nearby.2007-02-15February 24 20072007-02-24Indoor gathering in a white-walled hall with red trim, ceiling fans and framed pictures on the wall. Many women and some men sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats facing a figure at the right wearing an orange shawl and white garment, seated near a small table with flowers and a garland. Women wear saris and salwar in yellow, blue, red, pink and green, with yellow lanyards around some necks. In the centre a standing person in white holds a camera on a tripod-like mount, and another man in white stands near the back. Looks like a satsang or discourse with attendees seated on the floor.2009-07-13February 24 20072007-02-24A large seated audience in white and pastel clothes, many with long braided hair, faces a raised stage in an indoor hall. On stage, a person in white with an orange shawl stands near a red ornate throne-like seat, with a blue and pink drape behind. Two figures in orange garments stand at the stage edge. A banner with rows of small painted figures hangs above, and framed photographs are displayed at left. Bright stage lights glow on the ceiling. The scene resembles a satsang or darshan gathering.2006-12-28December 29 20062006-12-29February 27 20112011-02-27 +2 copiesNovember 24 20052005-11-24A large indoor hall filled with a seated audience of many women and girls, most in white or light saris and salwar with long braided hair, sitting on orange and patterned mats. In the background stage, two figures sit in cream armchairs in orange robes before a dark blue draped backdrop and a framed portrait; a few people in white stand at the sides. Orange and blue banners with tassels hang from the walls and a projection screen is mounted above the stage.December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph of a large hall with a tent-like white roof and tall decorative pillars wrapped in colourful woven patterns. Dozens of people, mostly women in white clothes with yellow or orange shawls, sit cross-legged on the floor in rows facing right. A man in white stands at left beside a video camera on a tripod. At the right front, a figure in orange robes sits on a zebra-striped throne-like seat, appearing to address the gathering; the figure's appearance is consistent with a person (orange robe and seated on a raised throne), but the face and features are too small to confirm. Mounted microphones and a small banner appear near the stage area.2008-07-17