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Night outdoor gathering with a very large crowd filling the foreground and midground, people in mostly white clothes with some in orange and red. Bright floodlights on poles light the open ground. A lit stage with a red and gold backdrop and a central figure sits at the far end, with banana plants and palm fronds framing the right side. Dense crowd extends toward the stage under a dark sky.

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A large night-time outdoor gathering of a dense crowd seated in rows of white plastic chairs, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis with some women in saris, facing a brightly lit stage at the far end. Tall floodlights and string lights illuminate the open ground, with banana leaves and a tree framing the right edge and a parked red car near the audience. The stage shows a backdrop with ornate decoration and Tamil lettering. No individual identifiable as a person is clearly visible among the crowd, and the stage figures are too distant to assess.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated and standing in rows across an open ground, lit by tall white floodlights on poles. Many attendees wear white clothing. In the distance a brightly lit stage with red and gold decoration faces the audience. Banana leaves and flowering plants frame the right foreground, and a red car is parked among the crowd. Visible people number in the hundreds, too many to count individually.2011-12-20Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering at a temple-side festival ground. Hundreds of seated devotees in white clothes fill rows of red chairs, facing a brightly lit stage at the far end. Floodlights on tall poles light the scene, and a red car is parked at the right edge. In the foreground a standing man in a white shirt and white trousers faces the crowd beside a leafy plumeria tree. Banners with portraits are visible on the left.2011-12-20A 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.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A large night-time outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated on red and blue plastic chairs across an open ground, most people in white clothes with some in coloured saris. Bright floodlights line the field and a lit stage with a red and gold backdrop sits in the distance. A woman in a blue sari walks through the aisle in the foreground. Loudspeakers stand at the left edge beside a tent and palm trees. The scene appears to be a public event or satsang; the crowd is too dense to count individually.2011-12-20November 19 20052005-11-19Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering at an event ground lit by bright floodlights on tall poles. A dense crowd of several hundred people, mostly in white and light clothing, sits on plastic chairs and mats facing a brightly decorated stage at the back. The stage has a colourful canopy and a large backdrop with a central image of a seated figure, flanked by lights and strings of small lamps along the edges. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the foreground, and women in saris sit among the crowd on the right. The scene suggests a satsang or evening darshan programme.2011-11-10A 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.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20