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A night outdoor event photographed from a wooden-rail walkway running down the centre of a seated crowd on a dirt ground. Rows of white plastic chairs and blue plastic chairs on the left and right are filled with seated attendees, including a woman in an orange and green sari with a flower in her hair and a braided ponytail in the foreground right. At the far end, a lit stage with a large banner in front of a central backdrop, flanked by illuminated tall signboards and an overhead canopy with string lights. A person in white walks along the central path near the stage. The crowd is dense but people are partly obscured by rails and chairs.

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Night photograph of an outdoor evening event. A narrow dirt aisle runs between two rows of seated audiences separated by rough wooden pole barriers tied with rope. On the left, people sit in white plastic chairs; on the right, people sit in blue plastic chairs, including a woman in a red top and a girl with a braid wearing an orange outfit with a yellow flower in her hair. At the far end, a lit stage with a canopy and a banner with a portrait and Tamil text stands under bright floodlights. Several people walk along the aisle toward the stage, and a large lit display screen sits to one side.2010-01-24Night photograph of an open-air outdoor event. A narrow dirt aisle runs between wooden log barriers lashed together with rope, leading toward a lit stage. Rows of seated people fill both sides: blue plastic chairs on the right, white plastic chairs on the left, with a woman in an orange and green sari and a woman in a red blouse prominent in the foreground. 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