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A photograph inside a decorated tent hall with white canvas roof and painted, colourful wooden pillars with geometric patterns. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts with lanyards stand and sit, while several men in orange saffron robes sit near the front. On the right, a man with long dark hair and a beard wears an orange robe and is gesturing, standing beside a red curtain. A small blue sign on the left pillar carries printed text. A colourful umbrella-like canopy stands in the centre.

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October 02 20082008-10-02October 02 20082008-10-02A large crowd of men in white ceremonial clothes fills a tented hall with decorative striped pillars and a hanging umbrella-style canopy. Many seated devotees in white kurtas sit on mats in the foreground, while standing men in white stand in a group near the centre. On the right, a man in saffron-orange robes with a shawl stands beside seated monastics in orange, and another orange-robed figure stands at the far right holding fabric. A small fan and brass items sit on the stage at right. The scene appears to be an organised devotional gathering.2008-10-02A photograph of a large white tent-like hall where a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts stands and sits on a blue mat. Many wear white outfits with lanyards around their necks. Tall decorative hanging cloths with colourful patterns and yellow fringe hang from the ceiling. A few men in white dhotis stand near the centre, and a man in an orange shawl stands among others in the middle left. A black bag sits in the lower left corner. Latticed windows line the back wall, and a framed picture hangs on the wall. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from the visible cues.2006-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph inside a white tented hall with colourful patterned hanging banners in yellow, red, green and blue. Men in white kurtas and dhotis stand in a line near a row of men seated on orange cloth at left, with red chairs behind them. A man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl stands at right, and men in shirts and jeans queue along the right side. Floor is white tile with a striped carpet edge. No identifiable central figure is clearly visible.2010-07-07A photograph of a large hall filled with devotees dressed in white, many wearing orange-bordered lanyards or orange badges. Orange floor mats line the central aisle, with seated devotees on the left and a standing line of men on the right. A central figure in white clothes with folded hands stands near the front. Colourful tall striped pillars with decorative tassels hang from the white ceiling, and a white canopy spans the room. Small bells and garlands are visible near a raised altar area at the far end, with a red curtain on the right edge.2010-07-24October 08 20062006-10-08July 07 20102010-07-07A large tent hall with white and red decorations hosts a seated gathering of many men in white dhotis and white shirts, sitting on white mats on a concrete floor. Some wear orange shawls and garlands. At the front right, a standing man in white dhoti and orange shawl faces the audience and appears to address them, with a microphone stand nearby. Behind him, a cushioned seat and small table sit before a banner reading samajam (Tamil for 'society') and a wall of framed black-and-white and colour photographs. Tall decorative pillars with painted motifs and tassels frame the scene, with red and gold garland streamers overhead.2007-02-15A photograph of a large tented hall with a white canvas roof and white metal frame, hung with tall decorative fabric banners in yellow, orange and red with elephant and geometric patterns. Crowds sit cross-legged on green and purple mats while many people in white clothes stand near the back and along the side. A man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands at the right, and a woman in blue, green and white saris sits in the foreground. Speakers hang from the frame, and a framed painting of a blue deity hangs on the far right wall. Several people wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces.2006-10-22 +1 copiesInterior of a large white tented hall with decorative painted hanging pillars and ceiling fans. A red-brown curtain backdrop stands behind a raised stage with an ornate orange-red throne-like chair at centre. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand on the stage and walkway, and a row of seated devotees sits on orange cloth mats along both sides of the central aisle, some in white and others in blue or grey shirts. A sign at left lists text about a centre.2010-07-07December 29 20062006-12-29