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A night outdoor event on grass with a decorated open-sided stage under a white canopy. Banana plants and floral garlands frame the stage, and pink and orange drapes hang at the front. Several people in white clothing stand on the stage, with lights shining on them. In the foreground, a crowd of men stands with their backs to the camera, wearing caps, a navy polo, checked shirts and pale yellow shirts. A large screen on the right shows a live feed. A speaker sits at the stage edge and plastic chairs are arranged near the crowd.

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Night photograph of an outdoor event in Chennai: a decorated open stage under a white canopy with orange and gold trim, banana plants and garlands at its corners, and bright stage lights. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis, some with caps, mill about in the foreground near a metal barrier. A large screen on the right shows a live image of the stage. Chairs line the right side. Several figures in white stand on the stage area.2005-11-16November 16 20052005-11-16November 16 20052005-11-16November 09 20112011-11-09Night outdoor gathering under a bright floodlight beside a decorated open-sided stage canopy with a string of multicolored triangular pennants. Several men in saffron/orange robes sit on the raised stage at left, and a few people in white and yellow stand near a gold ceremonial seat. A long line of men and boys in white shirts, checked shirts, lungis and dhotis stands on dry ground facing the stage, some with hands folded. Strings of red lights run across the background among palm and tree silhouettes, with a loudspeaker on a tripod in the middle distance.2011-11-09November 09 20112011-11-09Night-time outdoor event photo at an ashram-style gathering. A crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts, plus some in light pastel and khaki trousers, stands behind a barrier on a bare dirt ground. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a saffron-orange lanyard stands with his back to the camera, facing the stage. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands near the crowd. To the right, a green carpet leads toward a stage with orange and red draped canopy and red valances, lit by stage lights, where attendees in white are gathered. Blue and orange draped fabric hangs on the left side. About twenty or more people are visible.2010-02-17Night photograph of a large outdoor satsang or festival gathering under a white tent canopy. A dense crowd of many men in white dhotis and shirts fills the foreground and middle ground, with a few in beige, blue and orange clothing among them. Tall decorated pillars wrapped in colourful patterned fabric stand at the right edge, and strings of lights and a large screen appear in the background. Stage lights illuminate the scene from above.2010-02-12Night outdoor scene at an open ground under a bright floodlight on a tall pole. At left, a canopy with colourful triangular bunting shelters a raised platform where several men in saffron and orange robes stand near a golden ceremonial object. In the centre, a crowd of men in white shirts, checked shirts and jeans stands in a line facing the platform, some with hands folded. Women in yellow and orange saris stand among them. A cameraman operates a video camera on a tripod. A figure in full white clothing stands at right, and string lights are strung across the background trees.2011-11-09Night-time outdoor gathering at a festival ground lit by electric lamps. A crowd of devotees stands and sits among plastic chairs. Under a red-and-white striped canopy hung with garlands, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward to greet a seated older man in white. Nearby, a woman in a sari and a man in a white shirt stand near the crowd, and palm trees and bunting frame the scene.2007-01-12A large nighttime outdoor crowd fills the foreground, with many heads and shoulders of people seated or standing and facing a brightly lit stage at the far end of a open ground. The stage is decorated with warm orange and gold lights and a red-and-white canopy, with two white projection screens flanking it. Tall floodlights on poles illuminate the scene, and a striped tent canopy in red, green and blue hangs over the left edge. Yellow guy ropes run through the frame. The crowd is dense and appears to number in the thousands, though only individual heads are clearly distinguishable up close. No individual figure on the stage can be clearly made out.2010-12-29Night photograph taken from behind a crowd of devotees standing in a line on sandy ground, facing a brightly lit yellow-canopied stage in the distance. Foreground figures include men in white shirts and light trousers, a man in a cap, and women in saris and a headscarf with long braided hair. Lamps line the open ground and a large screen is visible at the right edge. The stage area is too distant to make out individual figures clearly.2005-11-17