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Night-time outdoor gathering at a temple-side ground lit by string lights, with paper and crepe-paper bunting strung across the scene. Crowds of devotees mill about on sandy ground; many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and women wear white saris with gold borders. A tall sign banner on the left bears Tamil text and a large portrait of a man with a bearded face, and a second portrait banner stands at right. A decorated archway with a red-and-gold canopy stands in the background, with a flag on a pole, and a white-covered table is visible at right. Several people hold printed booklets.

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January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph of a festival pathway lined with two rows of tall green banana plants, their fruit visible, under strings of small bulbs and a striped cloth canopy in red, orange, white and purple. Crowds of devotees walk along the lane; many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while a woman in a red and gold sari and a woman in a yellow garment stand nearby. On the right, a banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a framed portrait; on the left, a blue signboard reads Dhyanapeetam Tiruvannamalai. Stalls and lights line the route.2010-01-08Night photograph of an outdoor stage under a decorated canopy with orange and pink floral trim and a large circular ornament hung above. A banner behind the stage shows a sun-like emblem and Tamil script. On the raised platform stand a row of people in mixed clothing, including women in colourful saris and men in white dhotis and shirts, some facing toward the front. A figure in orange robes stands at the left edge of the stage near the back, and a man in white stands at a lectern on the right. Below the stage, a crowd of men in white shirts and women in saris stands on the grass, with a monitor and plastic chairs in the foreground.2010-01-24January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesDecember 20 20112011-12-20July 16 20062006-07-16Night photograph of a very large crowd of devotees seated on the ground in front of a stage at an outdoor evening satsang. Most people wear white clothes, and many women wear head coverings in pink, blue and white. Bright floodlights on tall poles light the scene, and strings of yellow and orange marigold-style garlands hang across the top. Behind the crowd a large backdrop banner shows a portrait and Tamil lettering, with a lit decorative tower in the distance. White barricades divide the seating area. No individual person is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd view.2010-01-08January 11 20092009-01-11A night-time outdoor event lane lined with tall banana plants tied to poles, with strings of small lights overhead. Several people walk along a dirt path between stalls; a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near a table, and a woman in a yellow salwar kameez walks nearby. Large printed banners on both sides show a portrait of a saffron-clad figure and Tamil text, and white plastic containers sit on a table. Motorcycles are parked at the right edge and a man in a plaid shirt stands at the banner on the right.2010-01-19