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April 19 2008

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Night photograph of an evening satsang or darshan stage lined with marigold garlands and yellow flowers. On the raised platform a man in orange robes stands near a lectern, and a woman in an orange sari stands at right beside a red-carpeted walkway. Beside them a young man in white with long hair and a yellow shawl stands at left. A woman in an orange headwrap and another in orange sit near the lectern. A long line of devotees in white shirts, dhotis and pastel clothing walks up the ramp toward the stage, and a large speaker sits at left. White flagpoles and stage lights frame the scene.2010-01-21January 21 20102010-01-21December 29 20102010-12-29Night photograph of a crowded outdoor event under a decorated tent with striped and colourful bunting and banana-leaf decorations. On a raised stage, several men and women in white clothes stand and sit around a central white canopy with a seated figure in orange-red garments. A large banner behind the stage shows Tamil lettering and a portrait. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with red and gold border raises one arm and smiles, surrounded by a dense crowd of women in saris and men in white shirts and dhotis. Bright stage lights illuminate the scene.2008-04-19December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29April 19 20082008-04-19Large outdoor evening gathering of a dense crowd seated on the ground, mostly in white and cream clothes with some saffron and pastel saris and shirts. Many are sitting in rows facing a stage with large speaker cabinets on the left and string lights overhead. A man in a bare-chested style with white dhoti stands near the centre-right. Several people hold up small printed papers or booklets. Trees and metal scaffolding poles frame the scene.2017-05-10December 29 20102010-12-29Night procession at a crowded outdoor event. In the foreground, men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha malas walk in a line, one man in the lead bearing a tall brass lamp with flame and smoke. A man in an orange-red kurta walks at the front centre. Many devotees stand packed behind them, some in saffron, red and white clothes, with a stage light glowing at top left and a truck visible at top right.2016-12-23Night photo of a large outdoor gathering with a crowd of devotees filling rows of plastic chairs and open ground in front of a white-draped stage. Many people wear white clothes; a woman in a red sari and a man in a red-and-white striped shirt stand in the foreground, and a man in a blue shirt is seen at right. Strings of small lights and bunting are strung across the scene, with bright floodlights on poles and banana plants at the edge. Dense crowd extends far back toward the stage.2010-01-08Night-time outdoor ritual gathering under a white tent with large crowd seated on the ground in white dhotis and white saris, many with bare shoulders and yellow-bordered garments. Foreground centre, a bare-chested older man in a white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Right side, a raised stage with a red-cushioned throne and a deity murti decorated with garlands and gold ornaments; a mat with striped cloth in front. A standing man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the stage edge. Speakers and stage lights line the top left.2017-03-11