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Night photograph of a large dense crowd of devotees gathered outdoors under strings of hanging green leaf festoons and a row of small orange-and-red pennants. A tall orange saffron flag on a pole rises at right. Many people, mostly men in checked shirts and women in saris in teal, yellow and pink, stand with hands raised or pressed together, while others watch intently. Shop signs and banners in Tamil script line the wall behind them, and a bright light illuminates the left edge. No specific individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.

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October 14 20062006-10-14A large crowd of devotees sits on the ground at night at an outdoor event, facing a stage out of frame. Many wear white dhotis and shirts, while women wear saris in yellow, orange, pink and green, some with vermilion bindi. A few men in saffron or orange cloth sit among them, and a boy in a red shirt sits near the front. Rows of bamboo poles run across the foreground to mark the seating. Colourful string lights, a tent and palm trees frame the scene. Many people are visible, though the full crowd extends beyond the frame. A plastic water bottle sits on the ground at right.2017-05-10A large night-time gathering of devotees seated closely together under a dark tent, many women in colourful saris (red, green, yellow, and blue) and men in white shirts. Two tall decorative banners on bamboo poles, cream with blue, red and orange floral patterns and a bird motif, rise above the crowd. Strings of electric lights glow overhead. A few visible faces look attentively toward the stage, and the crowd extends to the edges of the frame. No individual is identifiable as a person in this frame.2007-01-12Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering seated on white plastic chairs in rows across a green mat. A huge illuminated arch-shaped backdrop of lights depicts a deity murti with a crescent moon and a trident, set on a bamboo scaffold framework. Strings of bunting and orange flags are overhead, and floodlights and palm trees surround the field. Several large banners are hung on the scaffolding, including one showing a shaved-headed figure in orange robes. Many attendees in white dhotis, saris and shirts sit closely together, including an elderly man in a white shawl and a woman holding a child in orange. The scene is dense with people across the frame.2006-11-24Night photo of a dense crowd gathered beneath a striped and patterned fabric canopy on a street. Men and women, mostly seen from behind or partly cut off at the edges, press together; a smiling man in a light blue shirt stands in the foreground and a man in a red hooded top is nearby. Orange banners hang along the street, one reading in Tamil and English with the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam name. A small figure in saffron robes and a headwrap appears on a banner and near the canopy, while a person holds a camera overhead. Several people are visible in the crowd, so the count is large.2012-01-04January 12 20072007-01-12Dense night crowd of devotees pressing together under strings of marigold and white garlands and small electric bulbs at a temple festival. Many people raise their arms and hands toward a central area where a figure in white and red-bordered clothing stands near a lit brass oil lamp. One man in the foreground has a vertical kumkum mark on his forehead and is looking sideways, while a woman at the lower right wears a dark top and glasses. Some devotees fold their hands in prayer. A signboard with Tamil lettering hangs above the crowd. The scene conveys a packed darshan or aarti moment with lamps and flowers around the crowd.2006-12-04November 09 20112011-11-09January 04 20122012-01-04Night photograph of a crowded outdoor festival at a temple-style pandal decorated with orange and white cloth swags, marigold and jasmine garlands and tall ornamental poles. On a raised dais on the right, a seated figure in saffron robes with a white cloth draped over his lap receives devotees, with flower arrangements and a decorated kalasha-like vessel beside him. Crowds of devotees in white shirts and dhotis, sarees in yellow, green and red, and children move along red carpeting. A large banner with Tamil text and a framed portrait hang behind the dais, and bright white lights illuminate the scene.2009-01-12Night street scene of a dense crowd of many people gathered beneath a striped pink, green and white canopy with scalloped edges and a floral medallion panel. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a red blouse and green saree, and others in orange and dark clothing press together while a man in an orange shirt raises a blue plastic item overhead. Orange banners with lettering hang from the canopy poles, and trees and parked motorbikes stand at the edge of the road under street lights.2012-01-04November 05 20062006-11-05