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A night outdoor event photographed from among a dense crowd of devotees standing in the foreground, many silhouetted against bright floodlights. Bamboo poles and lamp fixtures rise on the right. In the background, a lit stage with a banner and blue draped cloth hosts figures. Crowd count is large, well beyond a few dozen people.

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Night photograph of a large outdoor crowd gathered in front of a lit stage at an open-air event. Dense rows of people, many in white and pale clothing, stand and sit in the foreground and midground, with some figures in red and orange visible at the right. A tall bamboo scaffold with rigged wires and speakers rises on the right, and a large portrait banner of a bearded man in white headwear hangs from the scaffolding. The stage beyond has a decorated canopy and a yellow banner with Tamil lettering, lit by floodlights. Trees frame the upper left. The crowd numbers well over a hundred people, so the count is 100+.2005-11-20Night 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.2005-11-20November 20 20052005-11-20November 20 20052005-11-20November 19 20052005-11-19A large nighttime outdoor crowd fills the foreground, with many heads and shoulders of people seated or standing and facing a brightly lit stage at the far end of a open ground. The stage is decorated with warm orange and gold lights and a red-and-white canopy, with two white projection screens flanking it. Tall floodlights on poles illuminate the scene, and a striped tent canopy in red, green and blue hangs over the left edge. Yellow guy ropes run through the frame. The crowd is dense and appears to number in the thousands, though only individual heads are clearly distinguishable up close. No individual figure on the stage can be clearly made out.2010-12-29Night photograph of a large crowd moving through an outdoor festival ground lit by tall white floodlights. Most people wear white or light shirts, dhotis and sarees, with some in blue, pink and green. Along the left, a long string of multicoloured pennant bunting hangs over a tent with a pale pink canvas wall, and a large orange banner with printed text stands in the centre. Palm trees and dark sky frame the scene, with colourful decorated arches and lights in the far background. No individual figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the crowd is shown in general.2012-01-08A night-time outdoor gathering at a public ground lit by bright stage floodlights on the left and street lamps on the right. A large dense crowd of many people stands and sits facing a raised stage at left, mostly in dark silhouette, with some wearing light-coloured shirts and dhotis. Overhead power lines cross the dark sky.2005-11-20November 20 20052005-11-20A photograph taken at night of a large crowd queuing between bamboo barrier poles on an open ground, lit by tall white floodlights. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis, and women in sarees, stand close together. On the left, a striped multicoloured cloth canopy and a brown tarpaulin screen stand beside a banner with printed Tamil text. On the right, a brightly decorated stage with orange and red backdrops is lit in the distance, with strings of lights and palm trees around it. The scene suggests a darshan line at an event. No individual figure can be identified as a person from this image.2012-01-08Night photograph of a large outdoor satsang audience seated on plastic chairs and grass in rows facing a lit stage. Hundreds of attendees, mostly seen from behind, fill the foreground. The stage has blue draped side panels, a red and white canopy, and a small figure in light clothing near the centre. Bright floodlights on tall poles and strings of coloured bulbs light the field. On the right, a large banner portrait of a bearded man in a white turban and ornate clothing hangs from a pole beside a loudspeaker.2005-11-20April 17 20112011-04-17