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A night photograph of a large outdoor crowd facing an illuminated stage. Dense rows of people, many in white and light-coloured clothing, fill the foreground, with some older women in saris and men in shirts visible. The stage is lit by spotlights and decorated with gold and orange drapery and a large ornate central backdrop, with a deity murti or decorated throne at its centre. Garlands of small lights line the area, and tall floodlights and speaker stacks stand at the sides under a dark hillside.

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Night photograph of a huge outdoor crowd facing a brightly lit stage at a festival event. Hundreds of people fill the foreground, many in white or cream dhotis and shirts, some in yellow or orange shawls, with women in saris. A large stage decorated with floral garlands and warm lights holds an ornate golden deity murti or throne display framed by red and white banners. Tall black speaker towers stand at left and light poles line the field. A Tamil-script banner is mounted above the stage.2011-12-20Night outdoor event photographed from the crowd: a dense mass of people fills a large open ground facing an illuminated stage. The stage has a banner across its top with Tamil script and a lit golden deity murti or decorated shrine in the centre, framed by lamps and tall floodlights. Loudspeaker cabinets stand at the left edge. In the foreground a few people are visible, including a man with a scarf over his shoulder wearing a checked shirt and an elderly woman with white hair and a grey shawl. Most of the crowd wears white, cream and pale shirts with some olive-green uniforms. Strings of small lights decorate the stage area. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance; the stage shows a shrine rather than a person.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night outdoor event: a large crowd of hundreds of people seated on red plastic chairs and standing, mostly in white and pastel clothing, facing a lit stage. The stage has a banner reading in Tamil script (translated as Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam) and a decorated central shrine with garlands, a deity murti and flower arrangements under floodlights. Stage lighting, speakers and a camera rig are visible on the sides, with dark trees behind. Overlay text notes copyright in the lower right. No individual figure on stage is clearly identifiable as a person, so the candidate is uncertain.2011-12-20December 29 20102010-12-29Night outdoor satsang with a large crowd seated on rows of plastic chairs, mostly in white and light shirts, facing a lit stage at the far end. Floodlights on tall poles brighten the field and the dark sky above. On the stage, a distant figure sits in front of a red and gold backdrop. Stage lights and scattered lamps surround the gathering.2011-12-08Night outdoor gathering in front of a lit stage with a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Tamil script, framed by floodlights and string lights. A large golden deity murti sits on the stage beneath the central arch. A dense crowd of devotees stands with their backs to the camera, including a man in a yellow shirt marked with Tamil text and a man in an orange top at left. Some people wear white shirts and checked shirts, and an older man with glasses stands at right. No person on the stage is clearly visible as a candidate.2011-12-20Night outdoor gathering at a large open ground with bright floodlights. A dense crowd of many hundreds of people, mostly in white clothes and some in colourful saris, sits on plastic chairs and stands facing a lit stage at the back. The stage has a large decorative backdrop with a picture and printed banner. Strings of small lights and lanterns line the edges of the ground. A few people in white stand near the stage and at right. Individual faces are too small to assess reliably.2011-11-10A large night-time outdoor gathering in front of an illuminated stage decorated with a warm-lit facade and a central deity murti, with a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam above. A dense crowd of many people sits and stands on plastic chairs and open ground, many wearing white, with saris and colourful shirts visible. Strings of lights and bright floodlights frame the scene, and foliage in the foreground partly blocks the view. A red car is parked at the right edge.2011-12-20Night outdoor event viewed from behind a large crowd seated on white plastic chairs in a open ground lit by tall floodlights. Hundreds of people, mostly women in saris and men in white shirts, face a brightly lit stage at the far end decorated with a lit canopy and an ornate golden shrine-like backdrop with a deity murti. Strings of decorative lights line the perimeter and loudspeakers stand at the right. Along the stage front, figures are visible but too small and distant for reliable identification of any individual.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night outdoor gathering at Tiruvannamalai seen from behind a dense crowd seated on folding chairs under bright floodlights. A large stage at the far end carries a backdrop showing a portrait of a smiling man with long hair in orange clothing, and a printed banner above reads in Tamil-style lettering. Scattered lights and a few white-clad figures stand at the edges of the grounds. Faces of the foreground audience are mostly hidden from the viewer, with roughly several dozen to a hundred people visible.2011-11-10