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A large evening gathering under a blue-trimmed tent with ceiling fans, hanging lights and tall banners along the walls. Dense crowds of devotees fill the foreground, many in white clothes, some with orange shawls. In the centre, several men in white kurtas and white dhotis stand in a ring with hands raised and gesturing, a group activity such as satsang or chanting. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the central figures are described by role only.

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A large indoor hall during a person Spurana programme in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd of devotees standing close together and many raising their hands and swaying. In the centre foreground, a young man wearing a golden-yellow dhoti and shawl with a saffron cloth around his shoulder stands on a grey mat, facing the crowd. Around him, men in white kurtas and dhotis and women in white and cream saris clap and raise their arms. Blue-and-white draped fabric lines the ceiling, with ornamental hangings and bright lamps overhead. A blurred person's hand is in the lower right foreground.2007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15A large crowd of devotees fills a white tented pavilion decorated with blue and gold bunting, with overhead lights and speakers along the sides. Most people wear white shirts and white dhotis or mundus with ID lanyards, and many have raised hands in an energetic group gesture during a darshan session. A figure in orange robes stands far in the distance near the front of the hall, but is too small and distant to identify. Women in white and cream saris stand on the left, and a red carpet runs along the edge of the crowd.2009-11-29August 15 20092009-08-15December 15 20072007-12-15Night view inside a large open-sided tent hall with a white canopy, rows of ceiling fans and strings of lights on poles. Hundreds of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, with women in white and cream saris, stand facing a distant stage backed by a yellow and multicoloured decorated backdrop with a central figure and a small shrine-like arrangement. Several men in the foreground raise their arms in devotion while others stand in orderly rows. Most of the crowd is seated or standing in the middle distance, with a few figures in orange saris near the stage.2007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15A large crowd of devotees fills a white-canopied hall, most dressed in white with some in blue, yellow and multicoloured saris, many with arms raised. On a stage at the far end, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands centrally among several people in white, with a backdrop of orange and purple banners. Two panels hang beside the stage, and ceiling fans, white lights and striped festoons decorate the hall. Some devotees in the foreground have hair in long braids. The scene appears to be a programme gathering rather than a temple ritual.2007-12-13December 15 20072007-12-15December 15 20072007-12-15