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February 06 2007

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A large indoor hall packed with a dense audience seated on white plastic chairs, many in white dhotis and sarees, with orange, red, pink and blue garments also visible. Several people wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Strings of fairy lights hang along the balcony railing above, and a second tier of spectators fills the upper gallery. The focus is on seated devotees facing toward an unseen stage, with a woman in a green saree and a woman in a magenta saree in the foreground. No clear a person candidate is visible in the frame.2007-01-12A large indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and bare concrete-block walls hosts a crowded gathering of devotees seated on the floor, mostly in white clothing. Tall decorated pillars wrapped in red, blue and yellow patterned fabric with floral and bird motifs line the space. Several elderly men and women stand in the central aisle, including a man in a white dhoti and shirt, a woman in an orange sari, and women in white saris with orange borders. Hanging lamps and fluorescent tubes light the room, and a small shrine with a deity murti is visible at the far end.2007-02-16A crowded indoor hall with white walls and a row of framed photographs on the back wall, filled with a dense crowd of devotees. Most women wear colourful saris in pink, red, green, yellow, blue and maroon, some with gold necklaces, while many men wear white shirts and white dhotis. A man in an orange shirt stands near the centre-left, and a long-haired figure in white stands among the crowd. Plastic chairs are stacked along the left edge, and ceiling fans hang above the gathering.2008-07-29A crowded outdoor pandal with pink, red and purple draped cloth and striped canopy overhead, filled with rows of white plastic chairs. Many devotees sit or stand, including women in saris of orange, red, pink and green and a woman in a turquoise sari with a flower in her braid. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit in the foreground, and a few men wear orange and saffron shawls. Some people are standing and moving between rows.2008-12-30A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and men in white dhotis and shirts, sits and stands under a open-sided hall with white walls and a corrugated roof. Tall decorated pillars wrapped in patterned cloth and draped with bunting line the space, and a red and gold altar area with flowers appears at the far end. Many women wear garlands, kumkum and gold necklaces; several hold flower garlands or wear marigold garlands and small rosette badges. The gathering appears to be a ceremonial programme in a hall, with attendees looking toward the front.2007-02-15A large outdoor crowd gathers under a thatched bamboo-and-palm roof at an event in Pattanam, Tamil Nadu. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, and one man wears a striped checked shirt in the foreground. Women wear bright saris: a lime-green sari with a braid and white flower garland, a red sari, and orange and yellow saris with flowers in the hair. Painted cylindrical pillars wrap the poles, and banana plants and a white building stand behind the crowd. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd view.2008-07-28A large crowd of devotees sits and stands under a decorated open pavilion at an outdoor event. Overhead hang red and orange marigold garlands, strings of leaves and orange flags, and tall decorated pillars wrapped in patterned cloth line the sides. Many attendees wear white dhotis and white sarees, with some in green, yellow and orange saris, and a few men wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces. In the foreground, a woman in white sits cross-legged with hands folded, beside a man in a pink checked shirt with palms together. The people are seated in rows on a bare ground floor, with trees and palms visible beyond the pavilion's open sides. The scene appears to be a satsang or darshan gathering.2007-01-01July 28 20082008-07-28February 06 20072007-02-06A large crowd of mostly women, many dressed in white saris with orange or red borders, sits on the floor of a bright, open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. Several women wear rudraksha or beaded malas and identification badges. Tall painted cylindrical pillars in red, blue, green and yellow with white medallions stand along the hall, decorated with hanging banana leaves and green vines. Behind the seated crowd, a few men in white and orange clothing stand near a metal railing. Posters with pictures hang on the side walls.2010-02-12March 26 20082008-03-26July 28 20082008-07-28