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Night photograph of a crowd walking past a lit outdoor stage at Tiruvannamalai. A decorated stage with white and gold draping, garlands and small lamps frames a central seat where a figure in saffron-orange sits, with a microphone in front. Above the stage, a banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Tiruvannamalai, and bunting with hanging tassels runs along the poles. A green sign shows a camera and video prohibition. In the foreground, men and women in white dhotis, saris and shirts walk by, one man in an orange shirt, and one person holds a mobile phone to his ear. Strings of coloured lights decorate the scene.

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January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Night outdoor satsang at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Tiruvannamalai. A large crowd of devotees sits on the ground facing a lit, decorated stage. A banner on the stage reads a Tamil name of the Dhyanapeetam. On a central throne-like seat sits a figure in orange-saffron robes, the main speaker, with floral garlands and a small lit lamp before the stage. Strings of flags and bright floodlights frame the scene. Many women in saffron, white, green and purple saris and men in white dhotis sit in rows, with some heads covered by cloths. A barrier rope separates the front rows. The stage is flanked by white pillars, garlands and a rangoli-style border.2010-01-08Night photograph of an outdoor satsang stage with a large crowd of devotees in the foreground, mostly seen from behind, many in white clothes. On the stage, a decorated raised platform with white pillars, a red and gold canopy and a garlanded central shrine-like backdrop holds a seated figure in orange clothing on a golden throne, with flower garlands and lights around it. A green sign on the right reads photography and video strictly prohibited. A red banner above the stage reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Thiruvannamalai. Strings of yellow lights and bunting cross overhead.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph of an illuminated outdoor stage at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Tiruvannamalai, with a red and gold signboard reading the institution's name in Tamil and English across the top. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate throne at the centre of the stage, framed by floral garlands, string lights and small lamps. Dense crowds of silhouetted devotees fill the foreground. A sign at left reads photographs and video cameras prohibited.2010-01-08Night photograph of an outdoor satsang stage decorated with red and gold banners and flower garlands. A banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Tiruvannamalai. A man in saffron/orange robes sits on a golden armchair-style seat in the centre of the stage, beneath a small peaked canopy with marigold garlands and hanging lamps, with a floral arrangement beside him. Two bright stage lights illuminate the platform, a patterned red cloth hangs at the right side, and a cameraman stands at the left edge. A large seated audience of women and men, many with heads covered and some in saffron and bright saris, fills the foreground, viewed from behind.2010-01-08Night outdoor evening satsang at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Tiruvannamalai. A large crowd of seated devotees, many in white dhotis, saffron and cream shawls, faces the illuminated stage. On the stage, a central throne-like seat with garland decorations is occupied by a seated figure in orange-saffron clothing, with a sign above reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Thiruvannamalai. Strings of lights, flood lamps and bunting frame the scene. Standing volunteers in white shirts and white clothes are at the left and right edges of the crowd.2010-01-08Night photograph of an outdoor satsang stage with a decorated pavilion roof and a banner reading in Tamil "நித்யானந்த தியானபீடம், திருவண்ணாமலை" (Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Tiruvannamalai). A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a golden armchair-style throne under a floral-garlanded canopy with marigold garlands and small lamps along the stage edge. A large crowd of devotees, many in white, sits on chairs and mats facing the stage, with a standing person in white with an orange shawl at the right edge. Hanging yellow and orange tassels and flower garlands decorate the frame.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20102010-01-08