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A large crowd of seated attendees fills a dim auditorium at a Living Enlightenment initiation convention. In the foreground, blue plastic chairs hold men in white dhotis and shirts and women in orange, yellow and green saris and salwar. A woman in an orange sari and white blouse sits with hands clasped, and a woman in a yellow top wears a name badge and beaded necklace. Some men hold a printed brochure. Rows of people stretch back into the dark hall, and a purple logo appears in the upper right corner.

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A photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall at a Living Enlightenment initiation convention in Kancheepuram. Rows of blue plastic chairs fill the room, and hundreds of people in white shirts and dhotis, saris in pink, green, red and lavender, and salwar kameez sit with eyes closed or hands folded in meditation. Some hold their hands in namaste near the front. A stage with speakers and lighting rigs is visible at the back, and a purple logo graphic appears in the upper right corner. No individual candidate for the swami is clearly identifiable in the crowd.A densely packed audience fills a large hall at a mass Living Enlightenment initiation convention, with rows of seated devotees in blue plastic chairs in the foreground and a crowd standing and seated stretching back into the dim distance. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in sarees in yellow, orange, pink and green, and a few children are visible. The front-row men wear white and sit with hands folded. No speaker or stage figure is shown in this frame.OCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at KancheepuramA photograph of a large seated audience inside a hall at a Living Enlightenment initiation convention in Kancheepuram. Rows of blue plastic chairs fill the room, with hundreds of people in white shirts and dhotis, colourful saris, and checked shirts, many with eyes closed and hands folded in their laps in meditation. A man with a white beard in orange clothing sits near the left, and a bald man in a white shirt sits in the front row center. Overhead lights and a wall-mounted screen are visible at the back of the hall. Several people in the foreground are partly cut off by the frame.OCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at KancheepuramOCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at KancheepuramOCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at KancheepuramA large indoor hall filled with a dense audience of hundreds seated on blue plastic chairs facing a stage. In the foreground on the left, a figure in orange saffron robes sits near a camera on a tripod. Front-row seated attendees wear white kurtas and shirts, and a woman in an orange sari sits centrally. Ceiling fans hang from the high ceiling, and a wooden lectern stands at the right edge of the stage. A purple logo of a dancing figure appears at the top right corner.A large audience seated on blue plastic chairs in a dim hall during a Living Enlightenment convention, filling the rows and aisles. Foreground: a woman in a red and orange patterned sari with bangles, a young girl in a white dress, a boy in a maroon shirt, and a woman in a mustard shawl with glasses. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis, women in orange, blue and pink saris, and a bearded older man in sunglasses. No stage figure or a person is visible in this frame.A large indoor hall packed with seated audience members on blue plastic chairs, facing toward a stage out of frame. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers; women wear saris in orange, maroon, purple, green and teal, with some gold necklaces and bangles, and a few have red bindis. Several people rest chins on hands while listening attentively. Ceiling lights and fans are visible above. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in this crowd shot.2004-10-06A large indoor hall filled with a seated audience on blue plastic chairs, facing toward a stage at the front that is out of frame. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and light trousers sits with hands folded, beside a man in a white dhoti and shirt, and a woman in a bright orange shawl over white clothes sits with eyes lowered; a woman in a yellow sari with an identification badge sits at the right edge. Behind them rows of devotees in white, green, and mixed colours fill the room under ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. Water bottles rest on the tiled floor in the lower right corner.2004-10-06OCtober 6, 7, 8 2004 - 3 Mass Living Enlightenment Initiation conventions at Kancheepuram