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Wide outdoor photo of a large crowd seated on red plastic chairs in an open ground at a hillside ashram, with palm fronds, flowering trees and a green hill behind. Hundreds of devotees, mostly in white and pastel clothing, fill the foreground and middle, many women in saris and men in white shirts and dhotis. A large painted portrait banner of a bearded figure with flowing hair stands on a white backdrop near the back, with loudspeakers, stage lighting towers and white banners around the grounds. No individual figure is clearly identifiable as a person in the scene itself.

A large outdoor stage function under palm trees with a dense crowd of hundreds seated on blue plastic chairs facing a raised orange stage. Many attendees wear white, saffron and colourful saris and shirts. On the stage, figures in white sit before a large orange backdrop bearing a framed portrait, and a floral arch frames the top of the stage. Orange flags, stage lights and parked white vans and buses surround the grounds.

A large crowd of several hundred people fills an open outdoor ground, many in white and cream clothing, some in saffron and orange, with women in colourful saris and men in white shirts, several holding long wooden sticks horizontally. A tall billboard on the left shows a painted-style portrait of a figure in pink and red robes wearing a large floral garland and a crown-like headdress, seated on an ornate golden throne. To the right stands a decorated stage with a red and white striped canopy, string lights, and banana plants. A red banner is held up in the middle of the crowd. Trees and yellow flowering shrubs frame the background.

Outdoor gathering under coconut palms at dusk, with many people seated on mats on bare ground eating from leaf and metal plates set on the floor. Behind them a large black banner shows a printed portrait of a bald-headed figure framed by a colourful ring of flowers, flanked by a tall framed panel and a small gold-rimmed altar. Hanging paper lanterns in red and pink and bunting strings decorate the area. Attendees wear white, saffron, green and pink saris and kurtas; children sit in front, and several people in white stand near the platform. The portrait is a printed image, not a person present, and the portrait's caption is not legible.

Outdoor crowd gathered in rows of green plastic chairs and on the ground before a decorated stage under a tall palm grove with saffron flags on poles. The stage has a white and blue canopy with a framed portrait at the top and a central figure in saffron/orange robes seated at the centre, flanked by white-clad attendants. Many devotees in white, cream, orange, pink and blue saris and shirts sit facing the stage, including women with long braids, grey-haired elders and a small child in an orange top at right. Colourful banners and garlands decorate the platform.

Outdoor photograph of a large crowd seated on folding chairs and mats before a decorated open stage under a white-and-orange canopy, with palm trees, orange flags and a blue backdrop. On the stage, a few people in white and saffron clothing stand or sit near a framed portrait. In the foreground, many women and girls wear saris in blue, orange, purple and green, with flowers in their hair, and several men wear white shirts and dhotis. The crowd fills the lower half of the frame under a cloudy sky.

A large outdoor stage function at dusk, with a dense crowd of hundreds seated on blue and black chairs facing a decorated stage. Many attendees wear white, saffron, yellow and blue clothing. Tall palm trees, stage lights and a white van stand behind the crowd. On the stage, an orange-draped platform holds a large framed portrait of a bearded saint with long hair, and a banner above reads a Tamil heading; two figures in white stand near the stage.

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Wide outdoor view of a large crowd seated on blue plastic chairs in rows along a dirt pathway, separated by bamboo poles tied with rope. Many attendees wear white, while women wear orange, red, pink and green saris and salwars. Ahead, a stage with a red and orange backdrop bearing printed Tamil text and a framed image of a deity is decorated with greenery, and several people in white stand near it. Coconut palms, stage lights and speaker stacks frame the scene at dusk.

Outdoor photograph of a large crowd seated on green plastic chairs and mats in front of a temporary open-sided stage under a white and orange canopy in a palm grove. On the stage, a figure in orange robes sits centrally beside another person in white, with a white-clad attendant standing to the side. A framed portrait of a bearded man in white hangs at the top of the canopy, and orange flags fly around the stage. Devotees in white dhotis, saris and shirts fill the front rows, many with flower garlands, and a small boy in an orange shirt smiles at right. Palm trees and a cloudy sky surround the scene.

January 06 2013