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A large seated audience fills an open pavilion with bamboo-thatched roof and banana plants lining the walls. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas around their necks; one older man in the foreground has a rudraksha mala and glasses. A few people wear orange or saffron clothing, and women in white and colourful saris sit among them. Banners above reference meditation (dhyana peetham) and hang from the poles. Tubular lights hang overhead. The crowd sits close together facing forward, toward a satsang stage not shown in the frame.

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Night photo of a large seated audience at an outdoor satsang hall under tube lights, with banana-leaf and palm decorations along the pillars. Men in white shirts and dhotis sit on the ground in rows, some wearing rudraksha malas, a few in orange or red clothes. Banners with the Dhyanapeetam name hang at the top. The crowd fills the frame, with many people visible in the back rows. No speaker's dais is clearly visible.2006-07-16A large open-sided pandal with a corrugated roof and bamboo poles hung with yellow and green strings fills the scene. Dense crowds of devotees sit on the ground, many in white clothing, some women in saffron and orange saris. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near the centre-right, and a woman in a sari stands near the middle. Green banners with Tamil text hang along the back. Fluorescent tube lights run along the poles, and palm fronds decorate the structure.2006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16July 16 20062006-07-16July 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.2006-07-16A large crowd of devotees sits seated on the floor under a high bamboo-and-thatch pandal hung with strings of green leaves and flowers. Rows of tall white fluorescent tube lights stand between banana or palm-like trunks. Most attendees wear white clothes, many with rudraksha malas, and several wear lanyard badges and green circular name or participant tags. Some men wear white shirts and dhotis; women wear white saris with coloured borders. Some are seated on white mats, and a man in white stands near the back. A banner in the background carries Tamil lettering. The scene suggests a satsang or yajna audience at a Sapta Yagam event in Salem.2006-07-16A large seated audience in white clothes fills a covered hall decorated with tall banana-style plants and rows of white lights overhead. Most men wear white shirts and rudraksha malas, and many women wear white saris with coloured ribbon badges pinned to them. Some attendees hold orange bags. Banners hang at the back of the hall, and a figure in white stands at the far left edge.2006-07-16A 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 17 20062006-07-17A large seated congregation fills an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof supported by bamboo-like poles strung with yellow and green leaf garlands. Rows of devotees sit on the floor, mostly men and women dressed in white, many wearing rudraksha malas and some holding bamboo sticks or cloth. Fluorescent tube lights hang between the posts and banners line the back wall. Two elderly men in front, one in glasses and one bald in white, sit with hands joined, while a woman in a yellow saree sits at the left edge. Tall potted banana-style plants frame the scene.2006-07-16Large crowd of devotees seated on the floor of an indoor hall during a satsang, many in white clothes, with a few women in saffron, pink and maroon saris. Faces turned toward the front, some wearing glasses and rudraksha or beaded malas. Sugarcane stalks are tied at the top corners and rows of white-and-blue banners hang along the back wall, with pictures of saints and bright white tube lights overhead. No individual speaker is clearly visible in the frame.2006-07-16