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Photograph of a crowded indoor hall with white pillars and rows of white plastic chairs along the back. A group of devotees stands on a red carpet, many with hands raised or pressed in namaste, clapping and swaying. Men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and some wear orange ribbon badges; a woman in a orange-and-yellow sari stands at the left edge, and a woman in a brown printed sari stands at the right. A bearded man in a white kurta with raised arms is at the centre of the group, and a man in a pale pink shirt stands near the middle. Several spectators in the background watch from behind the chairs.

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A crowded indoor hall with white plastic chairs at the back, where devotees mill about in a dense group. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white trousers raises his hand toward another man in white, with people reaching and gathering around them. Men wear white shirts, checked shirts and striped shirts, while women wear saris, including a woman in a brown patterned sari and a young girl with braided hair decorated with white flowers. A man in a rust-coloured shirt with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands in the foreground. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among those present, so the central figure is described by role only.A large outdoor festival crowd fills a tent with a red carpeted floor and pink draped walls. Dense rows of devotees in white shirts and dhotis, many with lanyards, raise their arms and clap while a central group reaches upward toward a small red-and-gold object held aloft. Men in beige and cream kurtas and orange-yellow shawls stand among them, and women in saris and salwars watch from the edges. Metal barriers and a red floral offering appear in the foreground, and the scene is energetic and celebratory. No identifiable a person appearance is clearly visible in this crowd.2009-07-08 +1 copiesOctober 28 - 1 November 2004 - Mass Living Enlightenment Initiations in TiruvannamalaiDecember 14 20062006-12-14A large outdoor crowd of devotees gathers under white draped tent fabric, with a loudspeaker mounted on a pole at upper right. Many men wear white kurta-style shirts and white dhotis, and some wear saffron or orange cloths. A cluster of people in the centre-left moves and claps, with one man in a maroon-and-white shawl at centre raising his hands. Several women in saffron, pink and cream saris stand among the crowd, and a dark-haired man in white at right holds an upraised hand. A red carpet covers the ground in the foreground. No clearly identifiable central figure is visible, and the crowd is densely packed in the background.2009-07-08February 12 20062006-02-12A large indoor group of men in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing name badges, raise their arms and clap together on a tiled hall floor during a group practice. Near the centre, a barefoot man in an orange sash and a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stand among the crowd. Behind them, a hall with a red-framed display screen, framed pictures and tables. Many participants are in white, with some in checked shirts.2013-09-13May 04 20162016-05-04A large seated audience in white ritual clothing sits on a red mat inside a hall with pale walls. In the foreground, men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and visitor lanyards, clap with palms together. A man in a dark brown shirt and lanyard sits at left, and a boy in a striped blue shirt with glasses sits among them. Many others in the crowd raise hands or smile, and a few wear white caps. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance cues.2016-04-17December 13 20152015-12-13December 14 20062006-12-14A large outdoor gathering under a white tented pavilion with draped white fabric, speakers on stands, and a red carpet runner. Many devotees in white kurtas and dhotis dance and raise their arms energetically, some wearing orange or saffron sashes and a few women in white and colourful saris stand nearby. A red cloth is held aloft at left-centre, and white flower garlands hang at the right edge near a seated figure in a pink striped shirt. The crowd fills the frame, with a dense mass of onlookers behind a metal barrier.2009-07-08 +1 copies