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A night-time outdoor satsang on a flat open ground, with rows of white plastic chairs filled by seated audience members facing a brightly lit stage at right. The stage has a decorated backdrop with Tamil lettering and a large banner or screen panel. Standing men in white shirts and checked shirts stand along a low rope barrier at left, and bright floodlights and a light tower illuminate the scene against a dark sky with a thin overhead cable.

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A large outdoor evening gathering of seated attendees in white plastic chairs on a grassy field, lit by floodlights on tall poles. Most people wear white shirts, dhotis and kurtas, with some in pale or patterned clothes; a few wear garlands or lanyards. Many are looking toward a distant stage area with a small screen or banner and red draped barricades at the far side, beside a white multi-storey building. The crowd fills the frame, with some people holding notebooks. Watermarked archive photo of a spiritual conference audience.2005-12-09Night outdoor gathering of a large audience seated in white plastic chairs on sandy ground, facing an illuminated stage under a yellow canopy. A red draped backdrop and a large projected screen display a portrait and text, with green leafy decorations on the stage posts. Attendees include women in red and pink saris and men in white, cream and orange-brown shirts. Trees and a floodlight frame the scene.2005-11-16November 16 20052005-11-16January 22 20102010-01-22Night-time outdoor gathering on a grassy field before a large crowd seated on white plastic chairs, many dressed in white clothing and some in lighter shirts and dhotis. The audience faces a stage at left, lit by tall lighting rigs and floodlights against a dark sky, with trees along the horizon. A low rope fence borders the seating area in the foreground, with white signboards placed at its corners. The scene suggests a large evening discourse or public talk.2005-12-09January 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph taken from the back of a large open-air outdoor gathering. Hundreds of seated audience members, mostly viewed from behind, face a lit stage at left where a large screen displays a figure against a colourful backdrop. Rows of white plastic chairs fill the foreground. Tall street lamps line a road on the right, with strings of small lights and two black signboards with yellow lettering. Most attendees wear white or light shirts. Audience count is in the hundreds, far beyond the 100 threshold.2005-11-21Night-time outdoor satsang at a large open ground, with a huge crowd of devotees seated on plastic chairs and mats facing a lit stage. The stage has a decorated canopy with a central seated figure in the distance, too small to identify. Many attendees wear white, yellow and red clothing, and several women wear white or pastel saris and head coverings. Floodlights, strings of bunting and banners line the field, and white cloth barriers run along the front rows.2010-01-08December 09 20052005-12-09Night-time outdoor photo of a large seated audience facing a lit stage under bright floodlights. Rows of white and grey plastic chairs fill an open ground, with men in white shirts, a woman in a patterned sari, and children visible in the foreground. On the stage a red-and-gold banner with Tamil lettering hangs behind a small figure seated at a microphone; this figure's appearance is too uncertain to identify, so the person is described only by role as a speaker. Strings of bulbs and a tent-like canopy frame the scene.2012-04-06Night outdoor event photographed from behind a large crowd seated in white plastic chairs on sandy ground. Many people face a lit stage under a yellow canopy with banana-leaf style decorations and a red draped backdrop. A large banner on the right side of the stage shows a portrait, with small figures on the stage. Foreground spectators include a woman in a red sari and another in a pink shawl, and men in white shirts and an orange shirt. Trees and a floodlight stand in the dark background.2005-11-16A night outdoor gathering on a dirt ground, with a large crowd of people seated in rows of plastic chairs facing a brightly lit stage at the far end. Many attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis, while others wear striped shirts. Bright floodlights and strings of lights frame the open field. The stage has a banner with Tamil text and a purple backdrop, and a figure is seated on the stage, too distant to identify. Some people stand along the edges of the seating area.2012-04-06