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Indoor hall during an evening cultural programme with a large seated audience of women and girls in white and pastel clothes, many with hands pressed together in namaste. Blue and gold patterned pillars frame the stage. Behind the stage a backdrop painting shows a deity murti with a crown and bright rays of light against a green landscape. A figure in orange robes stands on the stage near the backdrop, and another person in orange sits at a sound console at the left. The crowd is seated on the floor in rows.

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A large crowd of devotees fills a white-tented hall, most dressed in white, many with hands raised high in celebration. Colourful striped cylindrical banners with yellow tassels hang from the tent frame. At the far back, a figure in white stands on a raised area near a painted backdrop of a deity murti with a decorated arch. A few orange-robed attendees are visible toward the left. The scene suggests a satsang or cultural gathering.2008-07-17A large seated audience fills a hall with white tiled walls and a white tent-style ceiling. Many devotees wear white clothes with saffron-orange shawls or stoles. Women in the foreground sit on white chairs, several with glasses and one wearing a white garment with an orange shawl. Rows of younger women and men sit cross-legged on the floor in white and orange. Decorative cloth banners in red, green and yellow hang from the ceiling, and a yellow lamp shade is visible at top left. At the right, a man in white with an orange cloth stands beside a camera on a tripod and a laptop on a table, appearing to film or operate equipment. The setting suggests a satsang or discourse gathering.2008-07-17A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling and hanging patterned fabric banners at the top. A dense crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white, stands with palms pressed together or hands raised in greeting and devotion. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand near the centre, including a bearded man in orange at left and women in orange clothes; a garlanded figure in orange stands among them. Wall posters and framed items line the back, and an ornate display with decorative drapes is visible at the rear. The scene suggests a group satsang or darshan during the Brahmotsava celebrations.2008-12-23A photograph of a seated audience in a large white-walled hall with a tent-style ceiling and tall yellow and blue decorated pillars. Rows of women and girls in white clothing sit on the floor, many wearing lanyards, while a few appear in orange and yellow garments. At the front, a man in white stands at a raised stage with a microphone, beside another figure in orange and a woman in white with an orange shawl near a sound mixing desk. Wall hangings and a projection screen show a cultural programme setting.2008-07-17Wide view inside a white tent pavilion during a seated ritual gathering. A large crowd sits on white floor mats in front of a raised stage with a dark maroon curtain and a cushioned chair. Many participants wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange or saffron shawls and orange-robed sannyasis among them, some with white headbands. In the foreground a figure in orange robes with a headband stands near the stage edge, while a woman in white sits on a cushion beside a microphone. Hanging colourful vertical banners with patterned panels frame the tent, and a painted backdrop of a temple scene with a deity image sits at the right. Two speakers hang from the poles and a few blue plastic chairs sit along the right side.2008-10-27July 06 20142014-07-06July 17 20082008-07-17October 27 20082008-10-27A large indoor satsang hall under a tent-like canopy hung with tall cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue patterns. Rows of seated devotees, mostly women in white dress with orange-saffron shawls and some with yellow shawls, sit cross-legged on orange cloth with eyes closed in meditation. Many wear name badges. A small orange-robed figure with long hair stands at the far left beside stage equipment, and a dense crowd fills the background. Lighting rigs and a camera tripod are visible at the right.2008-03-24A large hall filled with a seated crowd of devotees, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Women in orange and saffron saris and white clothes sit in front, while girls in blue, yellow, green and red dresses sit on the floor below. A man in an orange shirt stands at the right near a microphone stand, facing the gathering. Woven banners in blue, yellow and red hang from the ceiling, and a banner with Tamil text is on the back wall. The crowd appears to number in the dozens to hundreds.2008-10-09July 17 20082008-07-17October 27 20082008-10-27