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Wide interior photo of a large hall filled with many seated devotees on the floor, most dressed in white with a few in colourful saris and shirts, several wearing name badges. A woman in a lavender sari sits in the front row, and a man in an orange shirt sits to the right. Rows of metal stanchions and a long aisle run through the centre. Religious paintings and framed images line the walls, and a golden deity murti stands at the far left. Ceiling lights and tiled floor are visible.

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August 24 20142014-08-24A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees on a tiled floor, facing toward the front. Many people wear white shirts and mundus, while women wear saris in purple, yellow, pink and orange-red. Several men wear wrist and neck beads, and an orange-red garment is visible in the foreground. Metal posts with chains form lanes through the crowd. Framed pictures and shrine-style displays line the walls, and ceiling lights are visible. Participants wear lanyards. A satsang or programme gathering is suggested by the seated audience, though no ritual is clearly shown.2014-08-24A wide photograph of a large hall at an ashram, with rows of devotees seated on the floor along a central aisle divided by metal stanchion posts and colourful mats. Many attendees wear white traditional clothing; women on the left wear white saris with coloured borders, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. Some men wear saffron or orange shawls and red-orange scarves. A man in a white shirt with an ID badge sits in the foreground. Framed photographs line the pink walls, and ceiling lights are visible. Crowd is large, with a rough count of over 100 people visible.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A large wide-angle photograph of a seated congregation filling a bright white hall with a pale tiled floor and ceiling spotlights. Hundreds of devotees sit in rows, most wearing white dhotis, white saris and white shirts, with some in red and maroon garments. Many have white and grey tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Metal stanchions with rope lines divide the central aisle. Framed pictures line the walls, and carved wooden panels stand at the sides. Most people face toward the front of the hall, out of view. The scene appears to be a satsang or discourse gathering.2016-03-07February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesA large indoor tented hall filled with a dense crowd of seated devotees on floor mats during a satsang-style programme in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Rows of people in white shirts and mundus sit on the right, while women in saris and salwar in white, yellow, blue and pink fill the left side. Many wear lanyards and name badges. Blue-trimmed white canopy, overhead fans, ceiling lights and hanging chandelier-style lamps frame the hall. Along the back wall hang banners and posters, including one with orange flowers. No speaker's dais or identifiable a person is clearly visible in this wide view.2007-12-13March 07 20162016-03-07A large seated audience fills a hall with cream and white floor cushions, many women in white saris with cream and gold borders, some wearing rudraksha malas and name badges. Several hold papers or booklets and appear to be reading or writing. A woman in the foreground wears a white sari and rudraksha mala. In the centre back, a woman in a saffron-and-gold sari sits near a row of white-clad participants. Tall chrome stanchions line the right side, and a man in a white shirt stands at the edge. Ornate gold deity murti and decorations are visible in the far background behind the audience, with a seated figure in saffron near the left wall.2014-08-24September 05 20152015-09-05February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20152015-09-05