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A large hall with a peach-coloured wall and a beamed, patterned ceiling hung with ceiling fans and pendant lights. Several hundred seated participants, mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts, face a standing speaker at right in a long white robe, holding a microphone. Women in pale saree-style clothing sit at the right side. Plastic chairs fill the floor, and a camera on a tripod stands in front of the audience. A balcony sign reads A.S. Thirumanimalai, and a yellow banner hangs at left. The setting suggests an ASP meditation programme at Tiruvannamalai.

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Interior of a high-ceilinged hall with pale peach walls, arched windows, a patterned ceiling and hanging ceiling fans and bulbs. A large crowd of devotees stands and sits among rows of white plastic chairs. Many wear white or pastel clothes; one woman in a yellow sari and a man in a yellow shirt stand near the centre. In the lower right, a man in white clothes stands beside a microphone stand, and a figure in an orange turban and orange robe is visible at the right edge. A red and white patterned cloth hangs across a window at right. A timestamp reads 8 10:30 in the corner.2004-05-08Elevated view of a large hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees on white sheets and mats, most dressed in white with some in orange and colourful saris. Along the far right, a raised red stage carpeted in red holds floral garlands, and a woman in an orange sari sits at a small table. Pink and orange curtains and hanging fans line the upper walls. The scene reads as a satsang or convention gathering. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance, so no identity claim is made.2009-01-31August 01 20082008-08-01A large indoor convention hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees on red floor mats, most dressed in white shirts and white or light clothing, many wearing lanyard badges. Ceiling fans and rows of fluorescent lights hang overhead, with red-curtained panels and tall white walls behind. The crowd fills the foreground and midground, facing toward a distant stage area where a few figures stand near the back. Several attendees hold small printed booklets or flyers on their laps.2009-02-25A large indoor hall with white-painted arched ceiling and tall windows filled with a dense crowd of several hundred seated people, mostly dressed in white and light clothing, facing a raised stage in the foreground. In the lower left foreground, a figure in an orange-saffron garment is seen from behind and to the side, gesturing with an outstretched arm toward the audience, seated on a raised platform draped in red and white cloth. A small nameplate sits on the red dais cloth. Ceiling fans and overhead lights are visible, and a balcony at upper right holds more spectators.2006-07-29A large hall filled with a seated audience of men in white shirts and dhotis, plus some in colourful shirts, sitting on white plastic chairs facing a stage at the far end. Many wear name badges on lanyards. At the front right, a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands among the rows. Red drapes and a framed portrait sit near the stage, with several banners hanging from the upper balcony. Women in saris sit along the right edge of the room.2009-07-11A large seated audience of hundreds fills a bright hall with arched windows and white pillars during a discourse. In the foreground, a speaker wearing orange robes sits on a pale cushioned seat at a stage draped in a red cloth, gesturing with one hand toward a handheld microphone. Most attendees wear white clothing, with some in pink and other colours, and many face the stage. A small framed item sits on the red-draped table, and potted plants stand at the edge of the stage.2006-07-29A seated audience of men in white clothes fills rows of red plastic chairs in a hall with a wooden ceiling and ceiling fans. At the front, a man in white stands beside a low table draped with a white cloth, where a person in a yellow-orange garment sits and another in white sits behind. A framed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban hangs on the back wall, labelled with no legible name. A wooden podium and microphone stand at left, and wall-mounted air conditioners line the windows.2006-11-26Wide photograph of a large indoor satsang hall with a white fabric canopy and corrugated roof, ceiling fans, and tall side windows. Hundreds of devotees in white clothing sit on the floor and in white plastic chairs, many wearing white headbands. Two projection screens flank a red draped stage with bunting, where a figure in orange and gold sits at the front on a raised platform. A green carpet runs down the centre aisle, with volunteers in white standing along the sides.2010-08-19January 12 20072007-01-12A large indoor hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees in white clothing, many wearing lanyards and ID badges, sitting on red floor mats. Rows extend far into the distance under a white ceiling with rows of ceiling fans and recessed lights. Red-and-gold decorated panels and pillars line the walls, and a few water bottles rest on the mats near the front. The setting suggests a convention gathering, with attendees attentively facing toward the stage area at the far end of the hall.2009-02-25A photograph of a large hall filled with a seated audience of participants dressed mostly in white, with some in yellow and green saris, facing a speaker at the front left. The speaker, a figure with long swept-back hair wearing an orange-saffron garment, stands at a microphone stand behind a red-draped podium with a white lectern, gesturing with raised hands. The hall has white-painted arched beams, ceiling fans, fluorescent tube lights, and rows of decorative lattice-patterned windows with pink pillars.2006-07-29