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A large open-air satsang hall with a corrugated roof, rows of fluorescent tube lights, and banana plants and palm fronds lining the aisles. Hanging garlands of mango leaves and yellow flowers decorate the beams. Many people in white clothes sit on the floor and on white-covered seats. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with a white flower garland sits elevated at the top centre, speaking into a microphone beside a camera. Nearby, several men in white with orange shawls sit in front, and a bald man in white with an orange shawl sits at the front right. Banners with Tamil text hang on the walls above the crowd.

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A large open-sided pandal hall with bamboo-and-thatch roof strung with leaves and floral garlands, banners and tube lights overhead. A large crowd of devotees dressed in white sits on the floor, many with orange shawls. In the foreground, a bald man in white and orange shawl sits on a white-draped platform, while a long-haired figure in an orange robe with a white floral garland sits elevated on the platform beside a camera on a tripod, appearing to be the central speaker in a satsang. A white-clad man with a large shawl sits near the front, and a bald man with dark glasses sits at lower left. Banners above display portraits and printed text.2006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16A large indoor hall with a bamboo-and-palm-decorated ceiling and Tamil banners on the walls. A figure in an orange robe with a garland and long hair sits on a white-draped chair behind a white-covered table, a video camera on a tripod beside them. Around them, men in white with orange shawls sit and stand, including a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl at the left edge and a man with bushy hair in white and orange at left centre. Hundreds of seated devotees in white fill the floor, and a white ritual platform stands at right.2006-07-16Wide photograph of a large open-sided pandal hall filled with seated devotees in white, with bamboo poles, banana plants and hanging leaf garlands overhead and bright tube lights along the roof. In the right foreground, a woman in orange robes with a white flower garland sits on a white-draped dais, with a man in white beside her wearing an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. Other men in white and orange shawls sit on the dais and front rows, and a cameraman stands at the right edge. A water bottle sits on the white cloth. Banners line the back wall. The page indicates a Sapta Yagam satsang in Salem; the seated figure in orange is not clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the role is described without identification.2006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16Large indoor satsang hall under a bamboo-and-thatch roof hung with yellow flower strings, lit by long fluorescent tubes, with banana plants lining the aisles. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland sits on a raised white-draped platform, the a person, appearance-based; a cameraman films from the right. Seated devotees in white clothes, some wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas, fill the floor in rows. Banners hang on the walls in the background.2006-07-16December 12 20072007-12-12July 17 20062006-07-17July 16 20062006-07-16A large open-sided pandal hall with a bamboo and thatched roof, hung with tube lights and green banana-leaf or palm decorations. Dense rows of seated devotees fill the floor, most dressed in white shirts and dhotis or white clothing, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Several are sitting with palms joined in prayer. A woman with grey hair and a younger woman in light blue are visible in the front right area. Banners with Tamil text hang along the walls, and a figure in white stands at the far right edge. Some attendees sit in front of a distant ritual area with lit lamps.2006-07-16Photograph of a large hall during a satsang at a yagna venue, with rows of seated devotees in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a garland of white and yellow flowers sits on a raised white-draped platform at right; the figure's long hair is visible and the appearance is consistent with the a person candidate, though the face is partly shadowed, so identity is uncertain. Nearby, a man in white with a dark shawl sits on the platform, and a cameraman stands at the right edge. Tall fluorescent tube lights hang between wooden pillars decorated with banana plants and strings of yellow and green leaves, and banners line the back wall.2006-07-16A large open pavilion with a sandy floor during a fire ritual, with smoke drifting through the air. Many devotees sit in rows on the floor in white clothes, some with cloths over their shoulders, several with hands pressed together in prayer. Each person sits beside a raised white square platform holding a small fire pit or havan vessel. Tall bamboo poles with palm fronds and rows of tube lights line the hall. Banners hang along the back walls, one showing a portrait of a shaved-headed figure in white and saffron cloth beside Tamil text. Fluorescent lights overhead illuminate the scene.2006-07-17