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Night outdoor gathering in a crowded open-air venue with a large audience of men in white dhotis and shirts, and some women in saris, seated and standing. In the centre, a seated man in white with a red shawl and gold bracelet sits on a folding chair beside another seated man in white with a grey-haired head and folding chair. On the right, standing men in white mundus hold white and red fabric near a red-draped platform. A tent banner with a blue logo and a dark signboard with Tamil text are visible overhead. Strings of small flags hang across the top. No individual is confidently identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so the central seated figures are described by role only.

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A night-time outdoor gathering under a striped canopy, with a crowd of devotees seated and standing behind a row of men in white dhotis and shirts. In the centre, a man in white sits in a red-cushioned metal chair, hand raised to his chin, beside a seated man in white with a white shawl. A woman in an orange saree and a woman in teal sit among the crowd, and a man in white stands at the right edge holding a white shawl. A red-draped stage edge and white banners with a flag are visible. Many people fill the background under bare lights.2007-01-12Night outdoor event with a large crowd of people in white clothes filling the scene. In the centre, a seated man in a white shirt and white dhoti with glasses and a gold wristwatch sits beside a red-cushioned chair with metal arms, gesturing with his hand. Beside him, another seated man in white and a woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace raise their hands. On the right, a standing man in white and a man in an orange robe stand near a red-draped platform and a tall flagpole, with a loudspeaker box and banners behind. Dim electric lighting and palm trees frame the gathering.2007-01-12Night outdoor event with a crowd of onlookers behind rows of folding chairs. In front, a seated man in orange clothing with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala holds a yellow cloth and rests his hands together, with a wrap draped over his shoulders and an orange turban-like head covering. Beside him, a man in white shirt and white dhoti sits with hands folded, and a woman in an orange sari with gold border sits to the left alongside a man in white shirt holding a white item. A man in white shirt sits partly visible at the lower left. Behind them a man in orange cloth stands near a seated man in a white dhoti and a woman in a teal top. Stylised pale-blue and grey chairs with red backs fill the stage area; the scene is lit by dim lights and banners hang overhead.2007-01-12An outdoor gathering under a large striped tent canopy with red, green and purple borders. Rows of plastic chairs hold seated attendees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts in the front row and women in saris and salwar kameez behind them. Several standing people fill the background near a red and white draped backdrop, with open sky, trees and a black speaker visible at the right edge.2007-02-06January 12 20072007-01-12Night outdoor gathering of a large seated audience on grass, facing toward the stage at the top left. Foreground: an older man in white shirt and white dhoti with a red-and-gold badge on his chest sits on a red plastic chair beside a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red cloth over his shoulder, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border and a red-striped shawl. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white, cream, blue and orange saris and shirts fill the field under floodlights. No clear a person candidate is visible in this crowd view.2005-12-11A seated audience at an evening outdoor event, with a standing crowd behind in white shirts and dhotis. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a red flower in her hair sits beside a man in a white shirt and a man in white with glasses, all on red chairs. Standing spectators wear white and some have garlands.2007-01-12A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated and standing under a decorated canopy with patterned red, orange and cream fabric, green leafy garlands and blue poles. Most men wear white shirts and dhotis; several have rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Older women wear white saris, and one woman in a white sari with a small badge stands at right. Faces are turned toward an unseen focal point.2007-08-17January 12 20072007-01-12April 06 20122012-04-06Night gathering of a large crowd seated and standing in front of a temple-like stage, with a lit string of green lights overhead. Most seated women wear white saris with orange-bordered cloth, some in blue, teal, green and orange saris, many with rudraksha or beaded malas and tilak marks; several men in white shirts stand at the back. Some seated women hold their hands folded or rest a hand on a knee and appear to be listening attentively. At the right edge, an ornate golden-and-red altar structure with a dark cloth and a decorative shrine is visible. A purple-and-white logo appears in the upper left corner. Counts approximately 60 or more visible people, so the range is 21-100.2013-03-10December 31 20062006-12-31