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November 24 2006

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A large outdoor gathering under a tent with a patterned red and orange canopy and strings of triangular pennants. Rows of red plastic chairs are filled with a seated audience of men and women in saris, salwar and shirts, many with jasmine flowers in their hair. A projection screen and cloth-draped stage are visible at the back, with speakers on the poles. The audience appears to be listening to a talk or programme. No speaker is clearly identifiable in the frame.November 24 20062006-11-24A large outdoor tented event with a crowd of several hundred seated devotees facing a raised stage. Most attendees sit on rows of blue and red plastic chairs, with men in white shirts and women in white, yellow and orange saris prominent in the foreground. On the stage, a central seated figure in ornate red and gold attire sits beneath a decorated gold backdrop with pink draping, flanked by seated attendants and a deity murti-like arrangement. Tall striped pillars with hanging decorations line the tent edges, and cameras are visible at the left.2008-01-01July 28 20082008-07-28December 27 20162016-12-27Outdoor community event under a tented canopy with red, yellow and orange marigold and tinsel garlands. Rows of red and blue plastic chairs are filled with a large audience, many children and women in colourful saris with flowers in their hair. At the front, a small stage holds a decorated seated figure surrounded by flowers, and several people in saffron and white stand near it, while cameramen and staff with microphones move along the edges. A banner is visible behind the stage. The scene reads as a children's day celebration held at a village venue.2008-11-24Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha Samrajyam +2 copiesA large crowd of devotees sits on white plastic chairs under a white tent at a person Spurana program. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in green, pink, yellow and maroon, and many men wear white shirts or checked shirts. Several people hold yellow programme booklets. Three framed portraits with white and orange-garbed figures hang on the tent backdrop above the audience, and a purple banner with a gold emblem appears at the upper left. The attendees are seated in rows, facing the stage.2006-12-14January 01 20082008-01-01A large crowd of seated devotees fills rows of blue plastic chairs under a tented pavilion during an outdoor event. On a raised stage at the front, two robed figures sit: one wears a white and red shawl, the other a saffron/orange robe with a garland, seated on a white-draped throne-like seat. A banner behind the stage reads in Tamil with a portrait and a date. Speaker boxes flank the stage, and a bamboo-and-cloth tent frame surrounds the gathering. Many attendees wear white shirts and dhotis, and several women wear saris and have long braided hair.2006-11-24March 25 20082008-03-25A large outdoor gathering of seated devotees on bare ground under a long maroon and cream patterned canopy supported by metal poles. Most people wear white clothing, with some women in saris of blue, green, yellow and red. Many sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman at right in a white printed top and rudraksha mala holds her hands folded. Banana plants and a clear pale sky appear behind the tent, and a wooden rail runs across the foreground. No single figure on the stage is clearly visible enough to identify as a candidate.2010-01-01