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A large outdoor stage event under a white canopy with a red carpeted dais, viewed from behind the stage. In the centre, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a metal-framed chair draped with an orange cloth, a white garland on the chair's back. Two empty metal chairs with white cloth and red placards flank the central seat. To the right, a standing person in an orange robe speaks at a wooden podium with a microphone. A large crowd of people in white clothing fills the open ground beyond, with palm trees, flags, banners and a camera crew at the front. Studio lights hang from the canopy frame and a brass lamp stands at the left edge.

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Outdoor stage event under a white canopy with a gabled frame, lit by four floodlights. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes with an orange shawl sits on a red throne-style chair with a white cover, facing a large crowd of people in white clothes filling a field lined with palm trees. Two empty red chairs with white covers flank the central seat, with red cloth and white text on their backrests. At the right, two people in orange robes stand beside a podium and a portable air cooler. A large portrait banner hangs at the top of the stage and smaller banners and posters stand among the crowd. A brass oil lamp stands at the left edge of the stage on a red carpet.2010-02-18A photograph taken from a covered outdoor stage looking toward a large crowd on a sandy open ground lined with palm trees. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange head covering sits in the foreground, flanked by two empty white-covered chairs with dark signage. Several people in orange and white stand on the stage at right, including one in orange at a lectern-like podium. Below the stage, a dense crowd of people in white clothes gathers behind a barrier of marigold garlands and banana leaves. Overhead hang white canopy fabric and several bright stage lights, with tall red banners on poles in the background. Large portrait banners and a small golden kalasha-like lamp stand decorate the stage edges.2010-02-18Photograph taken from behind a raised stage under a white tent canopy, looking out over a large outdoor crowd of many hundreds in white clothing and some in colourful dress. In the foreground, three chairs sit on a red carpet; the central chair is occupied by a seated figure in orange robes wearing an orange turban, with a saffron cloth draped over the chair back. To the right, a standing person in orange robes stands at a wooden podium, and a person in orange stands at the edge of the stage. Ceremonial palm fronds, coconuts, marigold garlands and a brass oil lamp frame the stage. Red and white banners and portrait posters line the open grounds beyond, with palm trees and a yellow decorated vehicle visible in the distance. Stage lights hang from the metal truss above.2010-02-18A photograph taken from a red-carpeted stage under a palm-leaf canopy, looking out over a large open-air crowd. In the foreground a person seated on a red-backed chair wears an orange turban, orange shawl and a white fur-like collar, seen from behind. A large group of white-clad men and women in white and yellow garlands carry white pots (kalasha-style vessels) crowned with flowers, raised overhead while smoke or incense rises among them. Palm fronds and marigold garlands line the stage edge. A man in white holds a camera on a tripod, and a cameraman in white stands at the front. A wooden podium with a microphone stands at right, with a speaker in orange at its edge. Yellow-orange flags and banners fill the background beneath palm trees.2010-02-18Outdoor festival scene seen from a raised red-carpeted stage edged with marigold garlands and palm fronds. In the foreground, a figure seated on a wooden chair wears a saffron-orange robe and a large saffron-orange turban with a fur-trimmed collar, hands pressed together in namaste toward the crowd. Below, a dense crowd in white clothes and yellow garlands carries rows of brass and clay pots topped with white and multicoloured decorations, with incense or smoke rising. Palm trees, banners with a portrait and a red-and-white flag line the grounds beyond.2010-02-18A photograph taken from behind a red-carpeted stage at an outdoor festival. In the foreground, a seated figure in an orange saffron robe and a tall orange turban, with a cream and gold necklace, faces the crowd, hands joined in front of the chest. Ahead, a large crowd of devotees in white clothes with yellow and orange sashes carries rows of white and decorated pots on their heads, many topped with tall colourful plumes, as a procession moves forward. Palm fronds, marigold garlands and a hanging orange floral garland frame the scene, and smoke drifts over the crowd. Large banners with portraits hang on poles in the background among palm trees.2010-02-18Photograph taken from behind a seated figure on a red-carpeted outdoor stage, edged with orange cloth and marigold garlands. The seated figure wears a tall orange turban, an orange garment with a fur-trimmed collar, and holds hands together in anjali. In front, a large crowd of people in white clothes and yellow garlands carries many white pots topped with coconuts and decorated with colourful cones, while smoke rises from a fire at right. Palm trees, banners and a tall palm-lined background complete the scene, with a uniformed police officer at left.2010-02-18January 08 20102010-01-08Wide outdoor view of a large crowd seated on blue plastic chairs in rows along a dirt pathway, separated by bamboo poles tied with rope. Many attendees wear white, while women wear orange, red, pink and green saris and salwars. Ahead, a stage with a red and orange backdrop bearing printed Tamil text and a framed image of a deity is decorated with greenery, and several people in white stand near it. Coconut palms, stage lights and speaker stacks frame the scene at dusk.2010-02-18January 08 20102010-01-08July 16 20062006-07-16January 08 20102010-01-08