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Night photograph of a large outdoor satsang venue in Chennai with bright stage floodlights on tall poles. In the foreground, a line of women in white and cream salwar and saris, some carrying handbags, walks along a metal railing on a green carpet toward the stage area. A stage canopy with orange and white fabric covers a platform where people sit at a table. A portrait of a saffron-clad figure with long hair is displayed on a white backdrop beside the canopy, and a garland of marigolds and pink flowers lines the edge of the walkway. Rows of white and red plastic chairs stretch back toward a dense crowd of spectators filling the ground.

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January 08 20102010-01-08A 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-time outdoor gathering at an open ground lit by floodlights, with a crowd of people standing and walking in the foreground. A woman in an orange sari with a shoulder bag stands at centre-right, beside a man in a checked shirt, an elderly man with glasses, and a child. Further right a person in white and a woman in red stand near rows of white plastic chairs with blue cloths. In the distance a brightly lit stage with a yellow canopy and a large screen faces the seating.2005-11-17Night-time outdoor event where a long queue of devotees, mostly women in white and pastel saris, stands on a blue mat with a red carpet beside it. Many men in white dhotis and kurtas stand among them. A white canopy with lights stands at right, and a stage with pink and red drapes and a lit altar area is visible in the background, where a figure in an orange-yellow shawl stands near the offerings. Several women wear headscarves and shawls in red, purple and green.2010-02-12A large outdoor night gathering seen from an elevated angle, with a dense crowd of many hundreds of people seated on white plastic chairs and green carpet mats in front of a stage area. Bright floodlights on tall poles light the scene, and orange barrier fencing lines the seating area. Many attendees wear white, cream and saffron-orange saris and white shirts. A man in a white shirt stands with arms folded at the lower left edge. The stage and speaker are not clearly visible, and no individual can be confidently identified as the swami.2010-02-17Night photograph of a crowd at an outdoor satsang event. A long row of men and some women stand along a low barrier at the front of an open ground, many in white shirts. In the foreground a man with curly dark hair wears a patterned cap or earmuff-like cloth on one ear and holds his hands together; an older bespectacled man with a grey moustache, white shirt and folded hands stands beside him. On the left a woman in a yellow saree walks past rows of white plastic chairs. A lit portrait of a saint-like figure framed in glowing lights appears in the distant left background, and bright floodlights illuminate the night sky.2010-01-09A night-time outdoor satsang at a large open ground lit by bright floodlights. In the left foreground a raised stage with a wooden podium is decorated with a strip of flowers along its edge; a seated figure in orange robes sits at the left under a white canopy with blue fringe. Several men in white dhotis and shirts and orange-shawled attendants stand near the stage, one man in a yellow shawl in the centre-left foreground, and an older man with white hair and beard in white clothes and a rudraksha-style mala stands centre. A vast crowd of devotees, many in white, fills the green-carpeted ground behind a metal barrier. The scene suggests an evening darshan gathering.2010-01-10January 08 20102010-01-08A 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.2010-01-10A large outdoor night gathering seen from the rear of the crowd, with bright floodlights on tall poles lining a green-carpeted ground. Thousands of seated devotees fill white plastic chairs in rows. Many wear white dhotis and shirts, while women wear saris in orange, green, blue and purple. Orange and saffron cloth barriers divide the sections, and orange flags are visible at the far edge. The stage and speaker are not visible in this view.2010-02-17Night-time outdoor satsang at a large open ground lit by several bright floodlights on tall poles. A dense crowd of many hundreds of devotees sits in rows on green mats, separated by white cloth barricades into lanes. Most wear white dhotis and sarees, with some women in bright pink, yellow and green saris. Speaker columns stand at the front and sides, and strings of small lights and banners hang across the background. No individual speaker or a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2010-01-08Night-time outdoor event photographed from an elevated angle. A large crowd of attendees, many dressed in white, fills rows of folding chairs under bright floodlights on tall poles. In the foreground a bald man in a red-and-white striped shirt with an orange lanyard walks past a woman in a white head covering and white sari, while other white-clad attendees stand near a black speaker on a stand. On the left, people in white sit at tables beside an orange-and-white canopy and a stage edge. A woman in a yellow-green sari walks through the seating area. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.2010-01-09