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A small room with white walls serves as a healing and meditation centre. A standing woman in a light blue saree presses her palms together in prayer beside a framed photo of a man in a white turban and orange-trimmed robe seated on an ornate throne garlanded with pink flowers. On the right, a woman in a pink floral saree stands with palms joined beside a blue banner showing a bearded man in a white head covering. A blue Tamil-labelled banner reading healing centre sits below the throne image. Seated women on the floor receive healing: a woman in an orange saree and rudraksha-style beaded necklace places her hand on another woman's head, while brass vessels and offerings rest on the mat. A boy in a yellow and black shirt stands at right. The scene shows several women and a child, roughly six people.

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Two women sit on a patterned mat inside a small plain-walled room with a red floor. The woman in front, in a green blouse and grey saree with a red bindi, sits with palms pressed together in prayer and eyes closed. The woman behind her, in a light blue saree, places her hand on the top of the first woman's head in a blessing gesture. Behind them hangs a framed photograph of a seated saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala surrounded by a blue and white flower garland, placed on a small table with brass lamps. To the right stands a blue banner advertising Dhyanapeetam with a portrait of a white-turbaned, saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala, and a Tamil address and phone numbers. A water bottle, a small brass vessel and steel tiffin containers are visible in the room.2006 - healing puja and meditation centers in Namakkal and HosurA photograph of a healing and meditation session in a plain whitewashed hall with a tube light and a speaker. A man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala sits on a chair before a microphone stand, facing a seated crowd of devotees on a striped woven mat. Behind him a blue banner shows a smiling man in a white turban and the Tamil words for meditation and healing centre. A row of standing men and women in white and pastel dress stands along the left wall, and many children and women sit in the foreground. Roughly thirty people are visible.A photograph of several people praying with palms pressed together before a small altar draped in a white cloth and decorated with red flowers, yellow and gold garlands, and brass oil lamps. On the left, a framed portrait shows a figure in white seated on an ornate throne with a red cushion, and a central framed picture shows a figure in saffron-pink seated in meditation before a banyan-like tree, with a gold heart-shaped pendant garland. Five people stand in the left group: a woman in a white sari with blue border, a man in a checked shirt, a woman in a teal salwar, a girl in orange and a girl in pink with green. On the right, two women in yellow and white saris stand with palms joined. The room has pale green walls and a window with yellow fringed drapery.2006 - healing puja and meditation centers in Namakkal and HosurPhotograph of a seated gathering in a plain brick-walled hall. A man in white clothes and a white turban sits on a chair at a microphone stand, speaking to a crowd sitting on the floor. Behind him a blue banner reads the Tamil word for meditation and a Tamil phrase for healing centre, with a portrait of a smiling man in a white turban. Women in colourful saris and girls with long braided hair with flowers sit in front, and a man in white sits to the right. A speaker and water container are visible on the wall.Seated devotees sit cross-legged on a mat in a thatched-roof hall during a meditation session in Cuddalore. Behind them hangs a long white banner printed with two portraits of a smiling figure in a white turban and dark clothing, flanked by Tamil text reading a title and the word for meditation. A bamboo pole supports the banner. Women in green, white, pink and maroon saris and salwar kameez sit with garlands and red bindis, while a girl in a blue dress and glasses sits in front. A man in white kurta sits at left. Several people appear in the foreground and middle rows.2006 - healing puja and meditation centers in Namakkal and HosurA seated teacher in a saffron robe and saffron head wrap sits on a white cushioned seat with embroidered edges, flanked by red padded footstools, in a whitewashed room with wall sconces. Behind him a large framed portrait of a smiling man in a saffron turban and rudraksha mala is labelled with a printed caption, and a blue sign reads Dhyanapeetam in English and Tamil. Seated devotees in white, cream, red and saffron clothing, some with jasmine flowers in their hair, face him on a striped rug, while women in sarees sit on chairs at right. A small bunch of bananas lies on the floor at left.2004-10-19February 24 20072007-02-24A crowded room of devotees with hands pressed together in namaskar, standing and seated, during a devotional gathering at a centre. Women in saris stand at the back, including one in a red floral sari and another in a lilac sari, and a woman in a magenta sari with green border holds hands with a woman in white. A woman in an orange sari carries a small child in white. Older men in white shirts sit in front, several with grey moustaches, while a boy in a blue checked shirt stands near a white door. On the wall above the door hangs a framed portrait of a bearded sage; no clear identification of any living person is made from appearance. A notice board hangs on the right wall.January 12 20072007-01-12