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January 12 2007

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Outdoor evening gathering under a white tent decorated with star-shaped streamers and tinsel. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange turban and long hair sits on a red-carpeted platform, with a bearded man in white and an orange shawl beside him. Around them, several men in white shirts and orange shawls stand, and a young boy in orange kneels nearby. Women in saris, one in pink and one in blue-green, sit on the platform facing the seated figure. A large banner behind them shows portrait photos and Tamil text. A white-shirted crowd fills the foreground, one man wearing a Dhyanapeetam shirt. A white podium with a microphone and a black board with Tamil text stand at the right.2007-01-12Evening outdoor stage event under a decorated canopy with star motifs, tinsel and striped pillars. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits centre stage on a red-draped platform, flanked by young men in white dhotis and orange shawls. A large banner behind shows a smiling saffron-turbaned figure above a row of framed portraits. Standing and seated devotees in white fill the foreground, one woman with a long braid wears a pale patterned sari, and a speaker stands at a white podium at right. A lectern-side man wears a gold-yellow shawl. The page indicates the a person appearance, but the seated figure's identity is not established from appearance.2007-01-12Outdoor evening event under a large patterned tent canopy with festoons and colourful striped cloth drapes. A man in a saffron/orange turban and orange robe sits on a white chair on a red-carpeted stage, smiling broadly with long dark hair, while a man in white clothes stands at a podium with a microphone to the left. Crowds of seated and standing devotees in white dress fill the space, several with hands folded in greeting or namaskar, and one man in the foreground bows with palms pressed together. A rudraksha-style garland is visible on some devotees. The orange-robed figure appears to be a person, identified by the saffron turban and robe, long hair and seated place of honour on stage.2007-01-12Night outdoor stage event under a white canopy decorated with orange, green, pink and blue paper streamers and a pink bow hanging from the ceiling. A large backdrop behind the stage shows Tamil text and a portrait. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand on a red-carpeted stage, while a man in orange robes stands near the centre. Other people in orange and white clothing gather around, and flower arrangements line the stage edge with a white rope barrier in front. A cameraman in orange stands at left.2010-01-22January 12 20072007-01-12August 05 20092009-08-05January 12 20072007-01-12October 19 20082008-10-19November 09 20112011-11-09November 09 20112011-11-09Night outdoor event on bare ground with many people standing and sitting on white and grey plastic chairs. A decorated canopy with multicoloured bunting and a large floral mandala motif covers a stage backdrop showing a printed portrait of a man in orange and yellow robes with a turban, labelled in Tamil script. A tripod-mounted camera stands in the foreground beside men in white dhotis and women in saffron and white saris. Speaker boxes and string lights frame the scene.2011-11-09Night photograph of an outdoor stage under a white canopy strung with colourful triangular bunting, with banana-leaf and palm decorations on the pillars. A Tamil banner on the stage reads in part as an ashram inauguration notice. On the stage, a figure in a saffron-orange robe stands at the right edge beside a camera operator, and a group of people in white dhotis and shirts sits around a central seated figure in orange and red clothing. Dozens of spectators in white, saffron and bright saris fill the foreground, and bright stage lights illuminate the scene.2008-04-19