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A wide view from the back of a large auditorium filled with seated audience members in rows of wooden-backed chairs with blue-green metal frames. A central stage at the far end holds an ornate white and gold altar with a seated figure in orange-red robes flanked by yellow flower arrangements and a framed portrait on an easel to the left. Banners line the side walls and a red-and-gold backdrop hangs behind the stage. Many attendees are visible in the foreground, several wearing casual clothing, one woman in a white headscarf and another in turquoise. The room is dimly lit apart from the stage lights.

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A large audience fills rows of wooden auditorium chairs facing a stage at a public discourse. On the stage, a golden deity murti sits on a decorated altar draped with white cloth and garlands, flanked by flower arrangements and a small figure. Dim lighting and stage lamps frame the hall, with banners lining the side walls. Attendees in mixed casual clothing, including a woman in a blue-green sari and several men in shirts, sit attentively, some holding papers.2009-03-29Wide view from the back of a dim auditorium filled with rows of seated audience members facing a stage at the far end. On stage, a figure in orange clothing sits on a raised seat before a white and pink draped altar decorated with floral arrangements and small offerings, with cameras on tripods and stage lights nearby. Banners and framed posters line the side walls, and red exit signs are visible. Audience members wear mixed everyday clothing, with many heads visible in dense rows.2009-03-29Wide photograph from the back of a large auditorium filled with seated audience members in rows of wooden-backed chairs with teal frames, facing a stage at the far end. On the stage a decorated altar stands with a seated golden deity murti, flower garlands and lit lamps, with a small framed picture above. A microphone stand and a few staff stand near the stage. In the right foreground a person in white and light-blue robes holds a book near the aisle. Banners line the side walls of the hall, and ceiling lights are dimmed. The audience appears to number in the hundreds.2009-03-29A large auditorium filled with a seated audience facing a raised stage at the far end. The audience, mostly seen from behind, sits in rows of brown wooden chairs on a dark carpeted aisle, with many heads and shoulders filling the foreground. On the stage, a central seated figure in orange or saffron clothing sits on a throne-like seat before a decorated altar with golden kalasha-style vessels and flower arrangements, with lit oil lamps and a dark curtained backdrop. Framed portraits hang on the side walls, and speaker boxes are mounted on the ceiling. Some people in the front rows wear white and pastel clothing, and a few are visible on the stage edge with cameras.2009-03-29February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14A photograph of a large auditorium audience seated in rows of dark theatre-style chairs under recessed ceiling lights, facing a stage out of frame. Many attendees, mostly adults, wear South Asian and Western clothing: a woman in a pink and purple sari on the left, a man in a white kurta, a woman in a peach top, a man in a grey shirt, and a woman in white with hands pressed together in namaste near the right aisle. A dark carpeted aisle runs down the centre.2009-03-29A large auditorium with a red-orange wooden backdrop and a stage set with carved decorative panels and a large carved deity murti of a multi-armed figure at centre. On the stage, a seated figure in orange clothing sits on a dais, flanked by floral garlands and decorated ceremonial arrangements. In the foreground, a dense audience of mostly men sits seated in rows, several wearing orange lanyards and light shirts, and one with a blue cloth bag. Camera operators stand at the left and right near the stage edge. The rows of seated listeners fill most of the frame.2015-12-15A large indoor auditorium filled with a seated audience facing a stage, with tiered balconies above and stage lighting rigs along the ceiling. Hundreds of attendees sit in rows; many wear casual shirts, kurtas, saris and salwar kameez in mixed colours. A man in a dark grey shirt and light trousers walks down a central aisle carpeted in dark grey, with a lanyard, passing rows of seated people. Exit signs and ceiling vents are visible. A man in the foreground wears an orange-and-white striped shirt and holds a camera. The scene suggests a public discourse gathering.2009-03-29A wide view from the back of an auditorium toward a stage. Rows of grey upholstered seats face forward, filled with a seated audience of many people, most seen from behind, including a man in a brown jacket at the lower left and a woman in a bright blue top in the middle rows. Two large projection screens on the back wall show the same blue and red graphic. A dark banner reads SIVA SUTRAS. On stage stands a gold ornate throne-like seat draped with cloth and set with flower arrangements, beside a wooden lectern and a tripod camera. No one is clearly seated on the throne. Ceiling spotlights and wall speakers are visible.October 15 20082008-10-15 +1 copiesFebruary 11 20172017-02-11October 15 20082008-10-15