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Night outdoor event on a sandy ground lit by a tall floodlight. A line of many men and women in colourful saris and salwar kameez stands behind a low barrier on the right, facing a man in a white shirt and dark trousers standing on a low platform near a loudspeaker. Rows of blue and white plastic chairs fill the foreground on a green carpet. Behind them, orange draped fabric with blue trim lines the back, with orange pennants on poles. On the left, a large banner shows a smiling saffron-clad figure with Tamil text. Another white-clad person walks at left.

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January 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph of a large outdoor public satsang crowd behind a long white railing on sandy ground. Rows of people stand shoulder to shoulder, many in white shirts, light blue shirts and white dhotis, a woman in a cream sari among them. Behind them rows of blue and white seating and a wide field of crowd fill the frame, with orange flags on tall poles and bright floodlights overhead. No single speaker or central figure is clearly identifiable in the frame.2010-01-10A night outdoor event photograph showing a long queue of devotees walking along a sandy ground between rows of white plastic chairs. Several people in the foreground wear white and pale shirts and trousers, while women wear sarees in cream, lavender, mustard yellow and maroon. Tall lamp posts with bright lights and orange saffron flags on poles line the open grounds, and a large audience seated in rows fills the background beside a blue-purple stage backdrop. A yellow decorated vehicle is visible at the far right.2010-02-16Night photograph of a large crowd of devotees queued behind a bamboo barrier at an outdoor evening gathering. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and women wear sarees in blue, green, orange and red. Several people are elderly. Red plastic chairs and blue plastic chairs are arranged along the barrier, and a tall banner with Tamil text hangs on a pole at the top left. Strings of coloured lights and a lit structure appear at the top right, and a small shrine with a deity murti is visible among the trees behind the crowd.2010-01-20Night photo of an outdoor satsang stage under an orange and red striped canopy strung with yellow tassels and bulbs. A large backdrop shows a smiling man in an orange turban beside Tamil script lettering. In front, a crowd of devotees in white and saffron stands among rows of blue chairs, with uniformed police officers in khaki keeping watch. Orange cloth draped along the stage edge and marigold garlands decorate the area.2010-02-16Night photograph of an outdoor event ground with a long queue of people standing behind a wooden railing. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts, saris in purple, orange, green and pink, and a few wear patterned shirts. A large banner on a scaffold shows a portrait of a man with a white turban and beard, with Tamil text and phone numbers. Stage lights, a scaffold tower, speakers and tented structures stand behind them, and a bare dirt ground lies in the foreground.2005-12-11Night outdoor event at an open ground lit by floodlights, with a decorated stage on the right. A large portrait banner on the stage shows a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban, with Tamil text above it. Another saffron-robed priest stands nearby, and a bare-chested man in white attends them. Many devotees, mostly women in colourful sarees and salwars, stand in front and to the sides, along with men in white dhotis and shirts on plastic chairs, watching the proceedings.2011-11-09A night-time outdoor photograph of a long queue of people standing on grass beside rows of yellow plastic chairs at an open-air event ground. Orange flags on poles line the left side, and illuminated stalls and a tent are visible in the background. Foreground figures include a woman in a brown-and-gold sari, a woman in a red sari, a man in a white shirt, a man in a checked shirt, a young woman in a teal and pink patterned dress, and a woman in an orange shawl. No swami is clearly visible in the scene.2010-01-10Night photograph of a large crowd queued behind a bamboo barrier at an outdoor event ground. Many people in white shirts and dhotis stand alongside women in sarees in blue, green, orange and maroon. A man in a white shirt and yellow-trimmed cap stands near the front of the queue. Bamboo poles, blue plastic chairs and a stage area are visible behind. A large banner with an orange-robed figure hangs on the wall above, and a white-clad attendant stands at the far left.2010-01-20December 03 20052005-12-03August 05 20092009-08-05Night photo of an outdoor satsang stage under an orange and red striped canopy with bunting and hanging lights. A large backdrop shows a portrait of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron clothing beside Tamil script on a blue and orange design. The stage is draped in orange cloth, with marigold garlands along the edges. Many people mill around the stage area and rows of blue chairs in front of it, including men in white shirts and dhotis, women in sarees, and uniformed police officers in khaki. A printed portrait on a backdrop is not a physical person.2010-02-16