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January 01 2008

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January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01A large outdoor gathering seated under a striped canopy at the Kanchipuram ashram inauguration. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with green border and a black handbag sits beside an elderly woman in a mustard-yellow sari. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with gold bangles and a red wrist thread, sits with hands clasped next to a young woman in white with a rudraksha-style mala. At right a woman wears an orange-and-white sari with gold necklace. Rows of devotees fill the background under colourful draped fabric and pillars, with a speaker box visible at right. No robed or crowned figure is clearly identifiable among those shown.2006-11-24November 12 20082008-11-12A large outdoor gathering of seated devotees at a conference venue, many with hands pressed together in anjali or folded in prayer. In the foreground a woman in a magenta sari with gold border sits beside a woman in a pink sari and black blouse, and a young girl in a red dress with a hair clip joins her palms. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis and women in orange, teal and white saris sit on white plastic chairs. Red and white bunting drapes the back stage, and tall pillars wrapped in colourful patterned cloth with floral motifs frame the scene. No central figure is clearly identifiable from the image.2005-12-09November 24 20082008-11-24January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20042004-01-01A large outdoor crowd sits in red plastic chairs and rows of folding seats under a white tent canopy, watching an event stage. Many attendees wear white shirts and white clothing, with some women in saris, including a woman in a maroon sari and another in a pale sari. A man in the foreground wears a checked shirt, and a man in a green shirt sits nearby. A devotee wears a rosette ribbon on his white shirt. On the left, a blue and white draped backdrop with arched designs frames the seating, and on the right a red cloth hangs beside the tent pole. Ornate maroon and gold drapes decorate the stage area at the back, with black loudspeakers on stands.2007-12-30A large outdoor crowd of devotees sits and stands under a white tent canopy with red and gold draped valances along the top edges. Many people, mostly in white shirts and light kurtas with some in pink, orange and yellow saris, face forward toward an unseen stage. A man in the foreground at right holds his hands together in anjali and wears a yellow-and-red patterned shirt; a woman in a pink sari and gold necklace sits near the centre left. Red plastic chairs are scattered among the crowd. A camera on a tripod is visible at the right edge beside the stage area.2008-01-01A large outdoor gathering under an orange and red canopy decorated with circular floral motifs, its edges fringed with green, red and white cloth and hung with leafy garlands. Hundreds of devotees sit closely packed on the ground, many men in white shirts and dhotis, women in sarees in red, green, purple and white, some with glasses and gold necklaces. In the foreground a woman in a red bindi and white saree sits with hands pressed together, and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard-style cord sits beside a few older men in white. Blue-painted poles support the tent and more people stand in the background.2007-08-17