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A photograph of a covered prison hall with a tiled floor and barred windows, where a large seated audience of men in mostly white, pastel and checked shirts and lungis sits on the floor facing a speaker. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind in a white garment with an orange-saffron shawl sits at a white-draped table with a wooden base, the back of the head visible. Several standing staff in white shirts and trousers stand along the edges of the hall. The room has a corrugated roof, a low green-and-red painted wall and a railing separating the speaker's area. Approximately fifty to sixty people are visible in the audience.

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July 05 2006 - Ananda Spurana Convention in Coimbatore prison by acharya2006-07-05A photograph inside a covered prison hall at a meditation convention. Rows of seated male prisoners in mostly white and pastel shirts and dhotis wear white blindfold strips across their eyes. In the foreground a man with his back to the camera wears a white shirt with an orange-red shawl over his shoulders and sits behind a white-draped table. Two men in white shirts stand at left, one bending over the seated rows. Metal roof beams, barred windows and trees outside frame the scene.2006-07-05A large group of men sits cross-legged on a white tiled floor in a bright hall during a prison convention. Most wear checked lungis, shirts and pastel sarongs in pinks, blues, greens and purples, and several have hands pressed together in namaste. A bearded man in a green shirt and checked lungi sits front centre, and a man in white shirt and white dhoti sits in the foreground. Red-painted floor borders run across the room, and a few standing figures and a man in white at the back wall watch from a distance. Light streams through large windows.2006-07-05A covered walkway at an ashram with a corrugated roof and hanging leaf garlands. Several men sit cross-legged on yellow mats in front of a metal railing, many in white shirts, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Standing along the right wall, people in white dhotis and kurtas and a man in a light green shirt watch quietly. A metal table with a glass top stands in the foreground. A woman in white and an orange-robed figure stand in the background near the open doorway.2010-06-28A large hall filled with seated attendees on green mats, facing forward toward a stage out of frame. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, with some in blue or checked shirts. Many wear white ID badges on lanyards and some have rudraksha or thin neck cords. Two dark projection screens hang from the high ceiling above, with orange banners on the side walls. A video camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. The crowd fills the room to the back wall.2010-08-08Photo of a seated congregation in an orange-walled hall with a red-and-cream floor and metal railing. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a cream shirt with a red shawl, and others in striped shirts and dark trousers sit cross-legged on mats in the foreground. Behind the railing, women in white and coloured saris sit in rows. Several men wear rudraksha or pendant necklaces. A person in white stands at the far back near a doorway, and a small wall display is visible. No one wearing identifiable a person-style regalia is clearly shown, so the identity is uncertain. Roughly thirty-plus people are visible.2010-07-23A photograph of a large seated gathering inside an open-sided pavilion with a tiled floor and bamboo-screened windows. Many men in white kurta and dhoti sit in rows facing a standing figure at the far end, while women in white saris sit at the right side of the hall. A standing figure in white with an orange shawl stands near a white-draped table holding a small object, and another person in orange stands near a brass lamp stand. A black carrying case sits on the floor near the central aisle. Attendees appear to be listening, consistent with a talk or satsang, though no readable signage is visible.2007-12-23July 22 20102010-07-22December 19 20092009-12-19A large indoor hall filled with a dense audience of participants dressed almost entirely in white, many men and some women, seated on the floor in rows. In the foreground at left, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-yellow garment and sits on a raised orange-draped platform, speaking into a microphone on a stand, with a hand raised. A second person in white sits near the front, and a small framed photograph sits on the orange cloth. Potted green plants, lattice-patterned wall panels, columns and windows frame the hall. Several people in the crowd wear bright blue, pink and orange clothing.2006-07-28September 20 20122012-09-20A large indoor satsang hall with cream walls and a green carpeted aisle lined with metal stanchions and chains. Many men sit cross-legged on striped mats facing forward, mostly in white shirts and dhotis, some in blue, red, striped and purple shirts. Several wear rudraksha malas and white ID lanyards. A man in white stands at the front near a speaker stand, and another figure stands in the back doorway. A balcony with railings runs along the upper left.2012-09-20