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A 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.

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November 19 20052005-11-19November 19 20052005-11-19Night outdoor darshan event with a very large crowd seated on red and white plastic chairs facing a lit stage. A tall blue banner on the right shows a smiling man in a white turban and dark clothing, with a Tamil caption. Another portrait banner stands farther back near the stage. Stage lights, palm trees and strings of small lights frame the scene, and a pink-and-yellow canopy with figures sits at the left. Most attendees wear light shirts, kurtas and sarees.2005-11-19Night outdoor gathering of a large crowd seated on red and blue plastic chairs facing a stage lit by bright floodlights. A tall vertical banner shows a smiling man in a white turban and ornate clothing, with a smaller inset portrait below, and a second banner stands on the right. Strings of small pennants run across the top of the stage. Most attendees wear white shirts and light clothing. The crowd fills the foreground and extends back to the stage, with the figures too small and distant to count individually.2005-11-19November 19 20052005-11-19November 19 20052005-11-19Night outdoor event on a stage under floodlights, with palm trees and banana plants decorating the set. A large crowd of seated attendees, many in colourful saris and shirts on red and blue plastic chairs, faces the stage. On the stage, several people sit in white clothing, and one figure in saffron-orange robes sits centrally on a raised seat beside a bearded man in white. A banner above the stage shows a portrait labelled with Tamil text and a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo, with an event title in Tamil. Standing figures and a camera operator are at the stage sides, and a screen shows an image to the left.2005-11-19November 19 20052005-11-19Night photo of a large outdoor public darshan session with a dense crowd of many hundreds seated on red and blue plastic chairs facing a stage. Bright floodlights and a row of white lamps light the event. On the left, a tall vertical banner shows a smiling man in a white turban and a smaller portrait of an older man in a white turban; a second banner on the stage backdrop shows similar figures. Strings of small lights and bunting stretch overhead. Several people in the front rows wear white, yellow and pastel shirts, and one person wears a grey cap. a person appears only on the banners, so no in-person candidate is visible on stage; the crowd is the main subject.2005-11-19Night outdoor gathering at Tiruvannamalai seen from behind a dense crowd seated on folding chairs under bright floodlights. A large stage at the far end carries a backdrop showing a portrait of a smiling man with long hair in orange clothing, and a printed banner above reads in Tamil-style lettering. Scattered lights and a few white-clad figures stand at the edges of the grounds. Faces of the foreground audience are mostly hidden from the viewer, with roughly several dozen to a hundred people visible.2011-11-10January 08 20102010-01-08Night-time outdoor public darshan event photographed from the back of a large crowd seated on white plastic chairs. Bright floodlights and tall stage lights illuminate the scene while palm trees and strings of small lights frame a lit stage at the far end. On the stage, two figures sit near a decorated backdrop with a banner above, but they are too small and distant to show clothing or features clearly. A large projection screen stands to one side. Foreground foliage and a dark sky complete the view.2005-11-19