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A large night-time outdoor gathering seen from behind a dense crowd of seated and standing people, many with heads wrapped in cloths and some in white shirts and light sarees. Bright floodlights line the open ground, and a lit stage with an ornate canopy sits at the far end, flanked by large white screens. The crowd fills the foreground and extends toward the stage, with a few people in orange or yellow clothing near the right edge.

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December 29 20102010-12-29Night-time outdoor gathering of a very large crowd facing a brightly lit stage at a public ground in Thiruvannamalai. Dense rows of people, many women in colourful saris and head coverings and men in white or pastel shirts, fill the foreground, with heads receding into the distance. Floodlight towers and suspended white screens flank the event, and a decorated stage with red and gold draping and a canopy stands at the far end. Individual faces are too small to read, so no one is singled out. The scene reads as a large public discourse or celebration.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Night outdoor gathering of a very large crowd facing a brightly lit stage under tall floodlight towers. Heads and shoulders of many people fill the foreground, with some wearing white, yellow and dark clothing, and some wearing shawls. A backdrop with a banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham and a figure seated on the stage is too small to identify, possibly seated before a decorated shrine area. Large white screens flank the stage, and a decorated ratha-like float with lights stands at the right edge.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29January 08 20102010-01-08A 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.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Night outdoor gathering of a large audience seated on red and white plastic chairs in an open ground, viewed from behind, with many heads and shoulders visible. A lit stage at left has a red and gold canopy with a backdrop showing printed images and text. A bright floodlight on a pole stands at right, with a small illuminated billboard and a red string-light arch beside it. A small figure appears near the stage. a person appearance uncertain, so no identification is made.2005-11-20January 08 20122012-01-08December 29 20102010-12-29