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A large open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof, bamboo poles and hanging strings of green leaves and flowers, where many people sit on mats in rows facing fire-offering stations. Seated figures wear white dhotis and shirts, and women wear white saris with gold borders; a man in the foreground wears a white shirt and rudraksha-style beads. Small brass oil lamps and kalasha-like vessels sit on white platforms, and palm fronds stand between the pillars. Banners and flex boards line the far walls, and a cameraman stands among the crowd. The scene suggests a yajna or homa gathering, though exact details are not clearly legible.

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July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17A large open-sided shed with a corrugated roof and bamboo beams hung with strings of yellow and green leaves. Rows of devotees dressed in white sit cross-legged on mats around tiered white square fire pits, several with small flames burning. Potted palms stand between the pillars, fluorescent tubes run along the ceiling, and smoke drifts through the hall. Participants in white clothes tend the fires or sit in meditative stillness, with some holding small brass bowls. Many more people fill the background of the hall. a person is not clearly identifiable in this view.2006-07-17July 18 20062006-07-18A large open-sided pavilion with a thatched roof of palm leaves and bamboo poles, decorated with hanging strands of green leaves and banana bunches. Dozens of people dressed in white sit cross-legged on mats across a sandy floor, in rows facing a central aisle, with white circular platforms and small brass or clay vessels placed before them. Fluorescent tube lights line the roof beams and a few colourful painted pillars frame the scene. No individual can be clearly identified as a specific person.2006-07-17A large thatched pandal hall during the Sapta Yagam event in Salem, with bamboo poles and a corrugated roof draped in hanging strings of yellow-green leaves and white paper flowers. Rows of seated devotees, mostly dressed in white, fill the floor in front of a raised stage at the far end, where small figures stand near decorative drapes and a central altar area. Tall tubelights hang from the poles and potted banana or palm plants stand among the crowd. Some devotees wear saffron and orange garments. A dark-clothed figure is at the lower right.2006-07-16July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17July 17 20062006-07-17