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A photograph of a large outdoor amphitheatre with tiered red-painted concrete steps filled with seated devotees watching an event. Many people in white clothes sit in rows; one woman in the foreground wears a white top and black trousers, sitting barefoot with a blue cloth bag and a water bottle beside her. Others wear saffron, orange and maroon garments. Unfinished concrete buildings and a tree stand in the background, and a white umbrella is visible at right. Pink-and-white patterned metal railings line the aisles.

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Outdoor photo of a large crowd seated on red-painted stone steps beside a body of water. Many people wear white clothing, with some in pastel or patterned outfits; a woman in a turquoise salwar and a woman in yellow sit in the foreground. Most attendees sit in rows facing the water, and a partly built concrete structure with scaffolding stands at right under an overcast sky. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the presence of a person is uncertain. Crowd appears to be in the range of several dozen attendees.2010-12-02December 02 20102010-12-02Outdoor ceremony on red-and-white striped stone steps beside a pond, with a large crowd seated on the tiers and along a lower walkway. A figure in orange robes stands at the centre of the steps, a person in white stands on a raised platform further back, and blue tarpaulins and green trees frame the scene under an overcast sky. Many attendees wear white clothes, and a few wear orange or saffron garments. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers sits in the foreground, and a child in an orange shirt sits at the lower right. The setting suggests a group homa or tharpanam gathering in an open-air ritual area.2009-07-01December 02 20102010-12-02December 02 20102010-12-02Outdoor photo of a large crowd seated on red-and-white stone steps of a tiered ghat-style amphitheatre beside a still pond. Many attendees wear white clothes, with a woman in teal salwar kameez in the foreground and another in a yellow dupatta and light top nearby. A lone woman in an orange garment stands on a wooden-and-bamboo staircase jutting over the water at right. Behind the seating is an unfinished multi-storey concrete building under construction and a tree.2010-12-02A large outdoor crowd gathers on red-painted stone steps beside a water body during a Dasara celebration at Sripuram, Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam. Women in saris and salwar kameez in pink, yellow, orange and white stand and sit along the steps, several with decorated faces. A man in a white t-shirt stands in the foreground, and a boy in a striped shirt is nearby. A woman in a yellow sari sits holding a tray of offerings at right. Figures in white dhotis and kurtas stand at the water's edge and along the upper steps. Overcast sky, floodlight pole at left. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor photo of a large crowd seated on red-painted stone steps beside a water tank at dusk. Most attendees wear white clothing, with a few in pastel or patterned saris and salwar kameez. Many sit closely in rows, some with hands folded. In the foreground a woman in a light turquoise salwar kameez sits on the steps, and a woman in a yellow outfit sits beside her. On the right a person in orange robes climbs a metal ladder descending into the water. Behind the steps stands an unfinished concrete building with exposed framing and tall red seating tiers. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2010-12-02December 02 20102010-12-02A photograph of a large crowd seated on red-painted stone steps beside a rectangular pond with dark water. Most attendees wear white clothing, and some wear coloured saris and kurtas in yellow, teal and pink. On the right, a figure in orange robes stands near a metal ladder-like staircase leading into the water. Behind, red-cushioned tiered seating and an unfinished concrete building stand under an overcast sky. The scene suggests a gathering around a pond or tank.2010-12-02A large crowd of devotees sits on tiered red stone steps leading down to water, under an overcast sky with trees at right. Many people wear white dhotis and white shirts or saris; others wear green, orange, yellow and blue clothing. A man in a red shirt and jeans stands near the centre of the steps, and two people in white stand together at left. The steps are edged by white metal railings.2010-10-17