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Night-time outdoor satsang photographed from the back of a large crowd seated in rows of chairs. A stage under a red, blue and orange canopy is lit by bright white lamps and green-tinted floodlights, with a large backdrop screen showing a portrait and Tamil lettering. Beside the main stage a second smaller screen displays a figure. A bamboo railing runs along the right side of the audience area. Many people are seen from behind, wearing white, yellow and dark clothing. The image is a photograph.

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November 17 20052005-11-17A night-time outdoor satsang seen from the rear of a large audience seated on rows of blue and black plastic chairs. Hundreds of attendees, many in white shirts and colourful saris and kurtas, face a lit open-sided stage with a red, white and blue striped canopy. On the stage, a seated figure in orange and a large backdrop image are visible, with floral decoration at the front. Green-lit trees frame the scene, and a large projection screen on the right shows the stage. A wooden barrier runs along the right side of the seating. The top-left corner carries a small logo of a bird.2010-01-10Night outdoor satsang on a lit open-air stage with an orange-and-yellow canopy and palm-tree decorations. A large banner behind the stage shows a bearded man wearing a white turban and a Tamil caption. A large side screen shows a speaker in a yellow-green robe. Rows of seated audience members in white and light clothing fill the foreground under dark trees.2005-11-17Night-time outdoor satsang on an open ground with a very large crowd seated in rows of blue plastic chairs facing a lit stage. Many attendees wear white, with several women in headscarves in yellow, green and grey. A central stage with a yellow and gold canopy shows a small figure seated at the front, flanked by screens projecting images. Green-lit trees frame the field, and a banner with Tamil script hangs over the stage. Along the right edge a metal railing separates a standing area of people.2010-01-09 +1 copiesNight outdoor satsang at an open-air venue with a large crowd seated on blue chairs and steps in the foreground, many in white and light-coloured clothes. A yellow-and-orange stage canopy is lit at the centre, with a large banner bearing a portrait of a bearded, white-robed figure and Tamil script. A large side screen on the right shows a green-lit close-up of a speaker. Palm trees flank the stage and dark foliage fills the background. Several figures stand on the stage, one in white, while the audience watches the programme.2005-11-17Night outdoor satsang with a large crowd of well over a hundred people seated in rows on blue plastic chairs across a dusty ground. Most attendees wear white, cream, yellow and orange clothing, and some wear shawls or head coverings. At the far end a small illuminated stage with an orange and yellow canopy holds a figure seated at the front, with large screens on either side showing the same scene. Green-lit trees frame the left, and a bright floodlight sits at the right beside a lit portrait banner of a bearded figure with long hair in orange-red robes. The atmosphere is a public discourse with a stage backdrop reading Tamil text.2010-01-09 +1 copiesNight photo of a large outdoor satsang audience seated in rows of blue chairs and on steps, facing an illuminated open-air stage under a yellow canopy. The stage backdrop shows a large portrait of a man with long white hair and a white garment, beside Tamil lettering on an orange and yellow banner. A large screen on the right displays a close view of a man in white robes with a green background. Small figures stand on the stage and near its sides, and palm trees frame the stage. The audience appears in the hundreds, with dark trees behind.2005-11-17Night-time outdoor satsang in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, with a large crowd of seated devotees filling rows of chairs in the foreground, mostly men in shirts and dhotis viewed from behind. A decorated stage is lit by floodlights, with an ornate arched canopy, strings of pennants overhead, and a central portrait of a saffron-robed figure above a row of lit oil lamps. On the left, a large banner shows a bearded figure beside Tamil text, and on the right a tower of bright lights rises beside a yellow banner with a figure printed on it. Palm trees frame the background.2006-11-24January 11 20102010-01-11 +2 copiesNight photograph of a large open-air satsang at Pachaiyappa College in Chennai, with a dense crowd of mostly seated people in white and light shirts filling blue plastic chairs in the foreground. A raised stage under a golden-yellow canopy has a large banner with a portrait of a man in a white head covering and Tamil lettering, flanked by decorative palm-like poles. A side screen on the right shows a person in green-toned footage. Trees and dark sky form the background. The portrait on the banner is a printed depiction, and no individual on stage can be confidently identified from appearance.2005-11-17Night outdoor photo of a public satsang on a stage under an orange and yellow canopy with blue scalloped valance trim. A seated figure in orange robes and a large yellow turban sits at a desk with a microphone, flanked by floral arrangements and brass lamp stands, in front of a backdrop with a Tamil title and a peacock-feather motif. Lights are rigged on the canopy. A dense audience of several hundred fills white plastic chairs in the foreground, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, with some women in saris. A second stage with a painted portrait and a canopy stands at right.2010-01-10Night-time outdoor event photographed from the rear of a large open ground, with a dense crowd of people seated on blue and white plastic chairs facing a brightly lit stage. The stage has a yellow-roofed canopy with a red and white fringed valance, and a small figure in light clothing stands at its centre beside a large backdrop featuring a portrait of a saffron-robed figure. Green-lit trees frame the sides, and two large screens on either side show close-ups of a figure in orange robes with a crowd in the aisle between rows of chairs and a barrier rail. Roughly a few hundred spectators are visible, the majority in dark or pastel clothing, with some women in saris and a few children. The scene reads as an evening satsang gathering with public seating and live video relay.2010-01-10