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A photograph of a crowd gathered on a sloping granite rock face beside a white temple wall with red trim. Many people stand and watch, some pointing, including a woman in a light blue sari and a woman in an orange shawl at left. Men wear shirts and trousers, and a man in a white cap stands near the centre. Children sit on the rock in front, one holding a red and green balloon. Large white letters are painted across the rock surface below the crowd. The sky is overcast.

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A large outdoor crowd fills a dirt path climbing a rocky hillside toward a small temple with red-and-white striped walls and a tiered shikhara tower topped by a red flag. Men in blue shirts, checked shirts and white dhotis mingle in the foreground, and women in orange, pink and green saris stand among them. Some people carry colourful balloons and garlands, and a stall with striped cloth and decorations is visible at right.2010-09-04A large crowd of devotees fills a stepped stone stairway beside a temple wall painted in white with red vertical stripes. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris of pink, red, orange and green, and children climb and stand along the steps. A blue tarpaulin and striped cloth occupy the foreground. Painted deity figures are visible on the upper temple structure at left. No individual can be clearly identified as a person.2010-09-04A photograph taken from below of a line of men and boys seated along the top edge of a smooth grey granite rock slope under an overcast sky. Several wear bright clothing: an orange shirt on the far left, a yellow shirt beside a man in white, and red and blue garments among the group. Some lean forward, one points toward the horizon, and several appear to be holding up phones or cameras. No a person candidate is visibly present.2010-09-04A crowd of devotees gathers on a stone-paved slope in front of a temple with red-and-white striped walls and a tiered gopuram top-left. In the foreground a man in a red shirt and grey cap faces away, holding a small camera near his face. Beside him a woman in a yellow sari with a pink shawl smiles, and a girl in an orange-gold salwar with bangles stands with hands raised. Men in white shirts, maroon shirts and blue striped shirts stand in a line, several holding cameras or phones toward the front. Children sit on the ground, and colourful red, green and yellow balloons float among the crowd. Several people are barefoot. The scene is outdoors in daylight with overcast sky.2010-09-04Outdoor photograph on a rocky, grassy hillside under an overcast sky, with a flat green field and trees behind. A crowd of roughly thirty people in white kurtas, white saris, orange and saffron cloths gathers around a small black stone structure. A bare-chested man in a saffron dhoti stands near the centre, with a devotee holding a brass plate of offerings nearby. Children, men in shirts and women in saris and salwar stand around the rocky clearing, some watching and others looking on. Ritual preparations appear to be taking place, with a stone basin and a cameraman at the right edge.2006-10-01A photograph of a crowd climbing a narrow stone stairway cut into a rocky hillside under green trees. Two large multicoloured umbrellas with gold finials and blue-and-white patterns are held above the procession. Many people in white shirts, white dhotis, and bright salwar kameez or saris in orange, blue, and yellow move up the steps, with a few men in orange garments near the centre. Some devotees carry balloons and flower garlands. The rock walls on each side are painted with vertical red and white stripes. A red metal railing runs along the right side of the path.2010-09-04Outdoor photo of a crowd of visitors walking along a rocky path beside large boulders painted with red and white vertical stripes. A woman in a blue sari sits on a rock at left, and a man in a white shirt and cream trousers stands in the foreground. A woman in a red sari holds an orange balloon, and a boy in a red shirt walks nearby. Several people stand on the rocky slope at upper right, and trees and greenery line the path.2010-09-04A photograph taken from a low angle of a crowd of men seated in a row along the top of a smooth grey granite rock against an overcast sky. Several men wear red, orange and blue shirts, white shirts and jeans, and a few hold mobile phones or cameras raised toward the scene. One man on the right wears a red and orange top with cream trousers, and a woman in a green sari sits at the far right edge. No deity, altar or ritual objects are visible, and no one in the frame is identifiable as a person.2010-09-04September 04 20102010-09-04A photograph of a crowd climbing a narrow stone staircase up a hillside through green trees, toward a small temple on the summit. In the centre, a man in orange robes with a bright orange turban and a long garland of marigolds walks beneath two ornate umbrellas with red and gold fringes and a central emblem, carried above him. Two other figures in orange cloth walk behind him. Around them, devotees in white shirts, a woman in a maroon sari, and men in blue checked and red shirts press along the steps. Red and white painted rock wall lines the left side. More people stand on the hilltop near the temple.2010-09-04Large outdoor crowd seated on red plastic chairs before a distant stage in front of a hill in Thiruvannamalai. A stage banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam above a decorated platform. Foreground devotees include a man in a teal shirt, a boy in a striped shirt, and women in orange and white saris with gold necklaces and bindi. Metal scaffolding, floodlights and a large screen frame the scene. Many people fill the open ground, with most visible in the middle and back rows. No individual on stage is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-12-29October 17 20102010-10-17