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A photograph of a large auditorium during a satsang-style gathering. In the foreground at left, a woman with long curly dark hair in a coral-pink sari with a red blouse stands on the wooden stage with palms pressed together in anjali, holding a microphone. Rows of seated devotees fill the hall, many in white clothes, some with white head coverings, and a few in green, pink and yellow saris; several have white cloths over their eyes. Red-tipped candles or lamps sit on the armrests. Crowds stand along the upper balcony and the mezzanine railings. The room has warm wood-panelled walls and recessed ceiling lights.

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A photograph from inside a large tiered auditorium with rows of dark maroon seats filled with an audience, most dressed in white with white headscarves or head coverings and many wearing blindfolds. In the foreground, a woman with long dark curly hair in a coral-pink sari stands on the wooden stage facing the audience, raising one hand while holding a microphone. Audience members in the lower rows hold small lit candles or lamps. Upper balcony tiers are packed with more seated people, and the ceiling has recessed lights.2009-02-14Photograph of a large auditorium during an evening event. In the foreground on a wooden stage, a woman in a red sleeveless top and long orange-red skirt stands with her hand raised toward the seated audience, a microphone in her hand. Rows of seated attendees fill the hall, many wearing white clothes and white headbands, some in green and yellow saris, and some with small red items in their laps. Tiered balconies above are packed with more people, and warm wall lighting and ceiling spotlights light the room. No swami is clearly visible in the image.2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14Photograph of a large indoor auditorium with a curved wooden stage and tiered seating filled with rows of seated devotees, many wearing white clothes and white headbands. In the foreground at right, a person in a flowing orange-red robe stands on the stage with one arm raised, facing the audience. Warm uplights line the walls, and an upper balcony is also crowded with people.2009-02-14Photograph from behind a stage of a large auditorium with tiered seating, filled with many seated audience members wearing white clothing and white head bands. In the foreground a woman with long dark curly hair in a pink-orange top and light scarf stands facing the audience with one hand raised. 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In the foreground at left, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange sleeveless top and an orange wrap, standing on the stage with her hand raised to her face, facing the audience. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor and upper balconies, many wearing white clothes and white headbands. Several people stand along the balcony railings and aisles. Wooden panelled walls, glass columns and recessed ceiling lights surround the hall. A laptop sits on the stage at left. The audience is large, numbering well over twenty visible people.2009-02-14Photograph of a large auditorium with tiered seating and warm ceiling lights. In the foreground at left, a woman with long dark hair in a red sleeveless top and orange-red skirt stands on the stage edge with her back to the camera, one hand raised. The audience fills the rows of dark seats, many men and women in white clothing with white headwraps, some in green, yellow and red saris. Many people are seated on the upper balcony, and a figure in white stands at the far right upper level. Wooden paneling lines the walls.2009-02-14A large indoor auditorium with tiered seating filled with a seated audience of many people in white clothing, several wearing white head coverings. In the foreground left, a figure in a flowing orange-red garment with long dark hair walks away from the camera toward a raised wooden stage. Warm wall lighting and ceiling lamps illuminate the hall. A small purple logo appears at the upper left corner. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan gathering.2009-02-14A large auditorium seen from the stage, filled with hundreds of seated attendees in white clothes and white headbands, many holding small lit candles or lamps. In the foreground at right, a woman in an orange-red sari stands on the wooden stage holding a microphone and faces the audience. Tiered balconies above are also packed with spectators, and wood-panelled walls with warm lighting frame the hall.2009-02-14A wide photograph of a large auditorium during an evening darshan event. In the foreground on the right, a woman with long dark hair in an orange-red sari and blouse stands on the stage edge with her back to the camera, one hand raised in greeting toward the audience. Rows of seated attendees fill the tiered hall, many men in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing white head cloths, and several women in saffron and colourful saris. Small lamps line the aisle steps, and the balcony above is packed with more people. The image shows a crowd of many dozens, with no readable text visible.2009-02-14