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A night-time outdoor event photograph showing a crowd seated behind a white cloth barrier at the front, with people in shirts and dhotis watching toward a raised stage area. Strings of small lights hang across the dark sky, and a bright floodlight on a pole stands at right. A tall sign at left bears yellow Tamil lettering, and banana leaves decorate the stage edges. A speaker stack sits on the stage in the centre. No identifiable a person is clearly visible in this frame.

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January 08 20102010-01-08Night outdoor gathering of a large dense crowd facing away from the camera toward a stage area. Most people wear white shirts, checked shirts and dhotis, with some women in saris and a few in colourful garments. A tall illuminated portrait on the left shows a smiling man's face beside printed text, and a carved ornate golden chariot or palanquin structure with a striped canopy stands on the right. Banana plants, a white-and-orange striped canopy, string lights and a large white banner with script line the background. The crowd is seated on plastic chairs and mats in front of the stage.2011-12-20January 08 20102010-01-08Night outdoor satsang on an open ground, with a large crowd seated on white plastic chairs facing a covered stage lit by floodlights and strung with orange and yellow fabric trim. A red banner with Tamil script and a large portrait hangs at the stage's left, and a speaker sits in the centre of the stage. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris, some in yellow and pink, sit in the foreground rows. A thin figure in white stands near the central podium. Strings of lights and a few speakers stand in the background.2005-11-21January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesDecember 20 20112011-12-20Night outdoor gathering with a large crowd of devotees seated on red and orange plastic chairs and standing behind a white barrier. Many wear white clothing. A figure in white stands on a raised stage at centre-left, arm raised. Bright floodlights hang above on a tower, and a tall banner portrait labelled with Tamil text shows a man with orange headwear and an orange garment. Strings of small yellow and orange flags, orange lights and banana plants decorate the area. Two blue plastic chairs sit empty in the foreground.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph of an outdoor gathering behind a wooden rail barrier. A crowd of devotees stands close together, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis or trousers, with women in sarees, including one in a yellow saree with a flower in her hair. Two large black speaker cabinets stand on the left and centre, with bright floodlights on poles overhead and string lights along the back. Red and blue plastic chairs are arranged at the right edge beside a white canopy. The people are watching toward the stage area, which is out of frame to the right.2012-01-08Night outdoor evening discourse in Tamil Nadu. A large crowd of people sits on the ground in the foreground, many in white clothing and some in red, facing a stage far in the distance. The stage has a red and yellow canopy and a backdrop with a banner. Tall bamboo poles with rigging and lights frame the scene, with trees overhead. A large portrait on a teal panel at right shows a bald man in white robes, which is a printed portrait and not a physical person. Stage lights illuminate the event.2005-11-20January 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph of a large crowd of men gathered outdoors facing a decorated stage. The stage has a gold and red canopy with a central gold-lit alcove, flanked by red pillars, marigold-type garlands and a lit interior with a figure at the centre. Strings of lights are hung overhead and along the sides, and a green sign on a post stands at the left. Foreground men wear white shirts, a blue shirt, an orange t-shirt, a plaid shirt and a man in an orange cloth draped over the shoulder; a person at far left wears a light blue patterned shawl. The crowd appears to be waiting for darshan at an evening event.2010-01-08