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Wide photograph of a large indoor hall during a seated convention. Hundreds of attendees sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, most wearing white headbands or blindfold-style white cloths over their eyes, many in white, yellow and orange saris and dhotis. A central red carpet runs toward the front, where a woman in a red top stands facing the audience. Near the front right, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits among the seated crowd. High arched windows, ceiling fans and pink and orange curtains line the hall, with a banner visible at the far right.

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January 31 20092009-01-31January 31 20092009-01-31January 31 20092009-01-31January 31 20092009-01-31A large hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees at a Kalpataru convention in Erode. Most people wear white headbands and sit in rows on the floor, many in white, cream or colourful saris and salwar kameez, with some in saffron or orange robes. A standing figure in an orange sari gestures near the centre of the room. Pink and orange curtains hang from windows and a stained-glass arched panel and wooden doors stand at the right. A banner with Tamil text hangs at the left and a yellow sheaf of grain sits in the foreground. Several saffron-robed sannyasis sit near the front left. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from this distance.2009-01-31January 18 20092009-01-18February 01 2009 Kalpataru Convention at Coimbatore City2009-02-01A large hall with a red carpet runner and rows of seated devotees, many wearing white headbands. A tall figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe over a red sleeveless top, walks down the central aisle past the audience. Women in saris of blue, orange, lavender and green sit on the floor, and men in white shirts and white headbands sit near the front. Staff in white stand at a table on the left, and loudspeakers and fluorescent lights line the walls.2009-02-15January 31 20092009-01-31February 27 20092009-02-27Wide view of a large indoor hall with a red carpet runner down the centre, lined on both sides by many seated people, most wearing white blindfolds or white headbands over their eyes. A woman in a long orange-red robe walks up the carpet toward the front. Some seated women wear orange, white and cream saris with garlands; a few men wear white shirts. Banners with portraits hang on the back wall, along with ceiling fans and barred windows.2009-08-02A large indoor hall with a white metal roof and a blue-purple backdrop at the far end filled with a seated congregation of hundreds. Most attendees sit cross-legged on the floor wearing white headbands, many in white and cream clothes, with some in yellow, orange, pink and green saris and shirts. A woman in an orange sari walks up a red carpet aisle toward a raised stage area where more people in white sit. Several men in front have hands joined in prayer. The scene suggests a satsang or convention gathering.2009-02-15