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Night outdoor gathering with a large crowd of devotees seated on red and orange plastic chairs and standing behind a white barrier. Many wear white clothing. A figure in white stands on a raised stage at centre-left, arm raised. Bright floodlights hang above on a tower, and a tall banner portrait labelled with Tamil text shows a man with orange headwear and an orange garment. Strings of small yellow and orange flags, orange lights and banana plants decorate the area. Two blue plastic chairs sit empty in the foreground.

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January 08 20102010-01-08November 20 20052005-11-20January 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph of a very large open-air outdoor gathering on a grass ground, seen from the rear of the seating area. Hundreds of devotees, mostly dressed in white, fill rows of stacked orange and red plastic chairs and blue chairs, with white cloth barriers running along the front. Several bright floodlight towers light the scene, and a tall vertical banner with a framed portrait stands at each side. Strings of small festive lights decorate the background. Standing figures in white shirts move among the seats, and the crowd extends to the distant stage, which is not clearly visible.2010-01-08December 29 20102010-12-29A large outdoor night gathering of many seated devotees in rows of red and blue plastic chairs, facing a lit stage. Bright floodlights and a row of white lights illuminate the scene against a dark sky. On the right, a tall vertical banner shows a smiling man in a white turban and dark glasses, labelled with Tamil text. A smaller portrait banner with a similar figure stands beside it. On the left, a stage with a screen and a rectangular banner in Tamil. Palm trees and string lights line the stage area, and devotees in white and light clothing fill the foreground.2005-11-19Night outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated on plastic chairs and mats behind white cloth barricades, lit by bright stage floodlights. Many attendees wear white shirts, white dhotis and saris, with some in darker or coloured saris. A string of small lamps hangs across the scene. On the left, a large banner shows a portrait of a man with a hand raised beside stylised lettering. The stage at the far distance is set up with lights and screens. The photo is watermarked on the lower right with the archive credit.2010-01-08Night photo of a large outdoor gathering with a crowd of devotees filling rows of plastic chairs and open ground in front of a white-draped stage. Many people wear white clothes; a woman in a red sari and a man in a red-and-white striped shirt stand in the foreground, and a man in a blue shirt is seen at right. Strings of small lights and bunting are strung across the scene, with bright floodlights on poles and banana plants at the edge. Dense crowd extends far back toward the stage.2010-01-08Night photograph of a very large outdoor gathering of seated men in predominantly white shirts and white dhotis, facing toward a distant stage. Bright floodlights on poles light the field against a black sky. A tall framed portrait banner of a woman in white stands at left near a decorated golden palanquin-style float. Many attendees wear lanyards and some have saffron or orange shawls, with a few white caps visible in the foreground. The crowd fills the frame and extends to the horizon. No single presenter is clearly identifiable in the frame.2010-12-29November 24 20062006-11-24Night outdoor gathering under bright floodlights with a large crowd seated on rows of plastic chairs and a dense mass of people on open ground facing a decorated stage at the right. Many attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis, while others wear saris and shawls in green, pink, yellow and blue. Several people stand in the aisles between chairs. On the illuminated stage, a backdrop with colourful floral and patterned decoration shows a seated figure in orange and gold, with a large framed image beside it. Bunting strings run across the field, and a white banner is visible along the stage front.2011-11-10Night-time outdoor gathering of a very large crowd facing a stage. Most attendees wear white clothing, including men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris and salwar kameez, with some in green and pink. Strings of small electric lights hang across the open ground, and bright floodlights stand at the right. A large banner with a colourful painted image and text is mounted on the stage area, and white cloth banners are held along the front rows. Some elderly men have white tilak marks on their foreheads. No individual speaker is identifiable as a person in this frame.2010-01-08