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April 15 - 17 2022 Chithirai Pournami, Tiruvannamalai2022-04-17Night photograph of a large outdoor crowd filling the foreground, with many people's silhouettes and heads visible from behind. Two lit yellow billboards stand above the trees; the central one reads KAILASA - TIRUVANNAMALAI and shows a smiling man in saffron/orange headwear and robes beside a mountain illustration. The left billboard shows a deity-style image. Strings of red and orange lights decorate a stage and tent structure, with spotlights illuminating the area. The people are dense, numbering far more than a hundred.2022-04-05 +3 copiesMay 10 20172017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10Night photograph taken from the back of a large seated audience facing an outdoor stage lit by bright floodlights. Rows of attendees in white shirts and dark clothing sit on plastic chairs. On the stage backdrop, a large printed portrait shows a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and robes, beside a banner with Tamil script and a decorative lotus-style motif. A small decorated altar or dais with floral arrangements sits at the centre of the stage. Strings of lights and red circular lamp decorations frame the event grounds.2011-11-10Night photograph of a large outdoor evening gathering at a stage, lit by bright floodlights on tall stands. A dense crowd of seated devotees fills the foreground, many in white and yellow clothes, some with headcloths and head coverings, with a few standing near the stage. On the stage, a large backdrop shows a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" beside a decorated colourful banner and a central deity image with a small figure on a raised seat. Strings of small lights and red-and-white bunting line the perimeter of the grounds.2011-11-10Night photograph of a huge outdoor crowd facing a brightly lit stage at a festival event. Hundreds of people fill the foreground, many in white or cream dhotis and shirts, some in yellow or orange shawls, with women in saris. A large stage decorated with floral garlands and warm lights holds an ornate golden deity murti or throne display framed by red and white banners. Tall black speaker towers stand at left and light poles line the field. A Tamil-script banner is mounted above the stage.2011-12-20Night outdoor gathering at Tiruvannamalai seen from behind a dense crowd seated on folding chairs under bright floodlights. A large stage at the far end carries a backdrop showing a portrait of a smiling man with long hair in orange clothing, and a printed banner above reads in Tamil-style lettering. Scattered lights and a few white-clad figures stand at the edges of the grounds. Faces of the foreground audience are mostly hidden from the viewer, with roughly several dozen to a hundred people visible.2011-11-10April 17 20222022-04-17November 24 20062006-11-24April 06 20122012-04-06A wide dusk photograph of a large outdoor gathering at an event stage in front of a hill, with a dense, motion-blurred crowd of many people in mixed clothing walking across the foreground. Strings of lights and bright floodlights frame a stage set with a large banner and a tall vertical poster. The vertical poster shows a man in saffron-orange robes with a white garland and long hair; the figure is printed, so it is a depiction. Several people nearby wear orange and red clothing. A red flag and a telecom tower appear at the edges.2017-05-10