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A photograph of an outdoor public event under a decorated tent with tinsel and fairy lights along the ceiling. Rows of seated men in white dhotis and shirts sit on red plastic chairs holding open booklets, several wearing rosettes pinned to their clothes. One man in a khaki police-style uniform sits among them. At right, a standing elderly man in white clothes speaks at a wooden podium with a microphone. Behind the seated rows hangs a yellow banner with Tamil text and a blue sign reading T.M.E.S.S. Two framed portraits are mounted on the white backdrop. Ceiling fans and tube lights hang overhead.

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A photograph of an outdoor stage under a tarpaulin roof draped with tinsel and garlands. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers leans toward an elderly man in glasses wearing a green shawl and white dhoti at a wooden podium labelled T.M.E.S.S Thiruvannamalai. Seated guests on the left wear white with orange rosette badges, and a uniformed man stands behind. Banners show Tamil text and the T.M.E.S.S name.Vidwan panduranganarNovember 20 20032003-11-20A vintage colour photograph of a ceremony under a decorated tent with red and white streamers. Five men in white kurta-style clothes stand together holding a framed certificate with a scroll-like document on a teal and red background. A man on the left wears glasses, others wear pink-and-white rosettes on their chests, and one man wears a shawl over his shoulder. A wooden lectern with a microphone stands at right, and a board with Tamil text hangs at left. Two men at the right hold the frame while the group smiles.2006 - Kailasa India Sangha ActivitiesA photograph of a formal felicitation on a decorated stage with a red and white canopy and garland-draped banners. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a shawl stands at centre-right, bending forward to hand a book or cloth bundle to an elderly man in white who bows over it. Another man in white with a pink rosette stands at right, and a seated man in white with glasses sits at far left. Several people in white clothing with pink rosettes are seated along the stage. A framed garlanded portrait hangs at upper left, and a brass lamp with a flower decoration sits in the foreground. Six or more people are visible.A photograph of a large indoor hall with white-walled interior and red curtains at the windows, filled with seated devotees dressed almost entirely in white. A man in a white shirt holds a microphone and speaks while another man in white stands nearby, gesturing. Several people in white stand at the back, and many women in white saris and cotton garments sit on the floor in rows, some wearing rudraksha-style beads and red thread. A few small framed pictures hang on the walls. No clear appearance-based candidate for the a person role is visible, so the scene is described by roles only.Wide view inside a large hall filled with rows of white plastic chairs and hundreds of seated attendees, most in white or light shirts and dhotis, facing a stage. A red carpet runs down the centre aisle toward the stage, which has red and yellow draped fabric, floral arrangements and a banner reading a Tamil satsang title with the date 15.10.2008. A large framed portrait of a smiling woman hangs above the stage banner, and the hall ceiling has fans and tube lights. A small figure in saffron robes sits on the stage with a microphone stand nearby. Visible people are in the hundreds, so the count is 100+.2008-10-15November 25 20062006-11-25A large indoor satsang hall packed with seated audience on white plastic chairs, rows facing a stage at the far end. A banner reading 'Kamban Manimandapam' hangs above the stage, with a framed portrait of a long-haired figure, red draped curtains, and floral decorations at the platform. A few figures in white and saffron sit on the stage, and a central figure in white stands near a microphone on a red carpet aisle. Ceiling fans and fluorescent tube lights hang from a metal truss roof. Hundreds of attendees fill the hall.2008-10-152004 - sacred collections uncategorisedA photograph of an outdoor open-air gathering under a tarpaulin canopy strung with multicoloured bunting. Dozens of men, mostly in white dhotis and white shirts, sit on plastic chairs and on the floor facing a red-covered platform at the right, where a woman in an orange top sits near potted plants. A cameraman stands at left with a camera on his shoulder. On the right, a printed banner in Tamil script hangs on a bamboo frame beside a small framed portrait. The setting is open land with trees and bare earth in the background.