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A wide photograph of a large indoor hall filled with seated audience members on rows of beige plastic chairs, facing a raised stage at the far end. A long red carpet runs down the centre aisle toward the stage. Many attendees wear white shirts and dresses, while others wear colourful saris and salwar kameez in orange, pink, teal and purple. Some women have flowers in their hair. At the top of the stage a banner shows a framed portrait of a figure in saffron and gold, flanked by red and white draped bunting. The audience numbers in the hundreds, filling the hall to the back wall.

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A wide elevated view of a large covered hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees in rows of plastic chairs facing a stage at the far end. A long red carpet runs down the central aisle toward the platform. Many attendees wear white and pastel clothing, and some women have flowers in their hair. The stage is decorated with red and white bunting and a backdrop with orange and yellow imagery, with a small figure in orange clothing visible at the centre of the stage. A blue banner hangs above. The scene reflects a KAILASA Kalpataru programme gathering.2010-02-14Photograph taken from the rear of a large hall filled with seated audience on rows of beige plastic chairs, facing a central red carpet aisle leading to a stage at the far end. Most attendees wear white and pastel clothing, with women in sarees and some with flowers in their hair. A few audience members in the foreground are visible from behind. A stage backdrop with red and white draping and a small illuminated shrine-like setup is visible at the far end, with a figure and a deity-like image in front. The hall appears to be a Kalpataru program session in Chennai.2010-02-14 +1 copiesWide photograph from the back of a large indoor hall filled with rows of white plastic chairs on a red carpeted central aisle leading toward a distant stage with a small backdrop. Hundreds of seated attendees fill the rows, many in white clothes, with women in sarees and salwar kameez in bright colours, and some wearing flower garlands. Red and white bunting hangs across the top of the hall. A few older attendees sit in the foreground. The stage figures are too small to identify, and no individual is clearly recognizable as the a person.2010-02-14Wide elevated view of a large indoor hall packed with rows of white plastic chairs filled with seated devotees, most dressed in white, with some in coloured saris and salwar. A long red carpet runs down the central aisle toward a stage at the far end decorated with red-and-white drapes, a framed portrait and banners. Many attendees wear white garlands in their hair. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan gathering.2010-02-14Elevated view of a large indoor hall filled with a dense audience seated in rows of cream plastic chairs on either side of a long red carpet aisle leading toward a stage. Most attendees wear white shirts and dresses, with some in colourful saris and salwar kameez. On the stage backdrop are decorative red and white draped fabrics, gold-trimmed pillars, and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with long hair and a lit lamp beside a banner. Overhead are tall metal roof trusses and blue banner lettering. Several attendees near the front have flower garlands in their hair. The scene is a seated gathering with a purposeful, orderly layout.2010-02-14February 14 20102010-02-14A wide photograph of a large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees facing a stage at the far end. Rows of white plastic chairs line both sides of a central aisle covered in red carpet. Most attendees wear white clothes, with some women in colourful sarees, and several women wear white jasmine garlands. The stage has a red and white draped backdrop with framed images and banners.2010-02-14 +1 copiesA large indoor hall filled with a dense audience of hundreds seated on white plastic chairs facing a stage at the far end. A long red carpet runs down the centre aisle between blocks of seating. Most attendees wear white clothes, with some in pink, orange, and colourful saris and salwars. A few people in the foreground wear flower garlands in their hair. Banners and a backdrop hang on the stage wall, and a screen is visible at the upper right. The audience is seated in rows, watching the program.2010-02-14 +1 copiesA large hall filled with a crowd of seated devotees in plastic chairs, viewed from behind. A red carpet runs down the centre aisle toward a stage at the far end, with banners and screens decorating the walls. Most attendees wear white, with women in white saris and some in colourful salwar and sarees, many with long braids. A few people in saffron and orange clothing sit among the rows. Distant figures near the stage are too small to identify, and the purple logo at upper left is a faint emblem. Hundreds of attendees are visible, filling the hall.2010-02-14A wide photograph from behind a large audience seated in white plastic chairs inside a big hall with a red carpet aisle running toward a distant stage. Most attendees wear white, cream or pastel clothing; some women wear saffron, pink and orange saris, and several have long braided hair with flowers. Overhead, red and white draped bunting and a backdrop show framed portraits and banners at the stage. The hall is densely packed with hundreds of seated people filling the rows to the front, with a few standing near the aisle edges.2010-02-14 +1 copiesWide view of a large covered hall filled with seated audience members in white and light clothing on rows of pale plastic chairs, facing a central red carpet aisle that leads to a raised stage. The stage is draped with red and white fabric and has a central backdrop with a framed image, banners and a lit red-and-gold shrine-like element. Overhead, steel trusses support the roof and many screens hang along the walls. Numerous attendees, including women in saris with flowers in their hair, fill the foreground and middle rows. The scene suggests a Kalpataru programme session with a crowd of many hundreds.2010-02-14 +1 copiesA wide photograph of a large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated attendees on white plastic chairs, facing a raised stage at the far end. Most attendees wear white shirts and dhotis or saris in mixed colours, including blue, pink and red. Some people in the foreground are seated closer to the camera. The stage is decorated with red and white bunting and a backdrop with a central emblem; a figure in orange and white sits on the stage, though the distance makes their appearance indistinct. Tall steel pillars and bright light from high windows frame the hall. Several small signs with red and orange designs hang along the upper walls.2010-02-14