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Blurred night photograph of an outdoor satsang stage under a yellow canopy with orange and blue fringed drapes and hanging lights. A speaker in white stands at a wooden podium on the right, beside a tall banana plant with fruit. Large crowd of people in the foreground, mostly men in light and dark shirts and dhotis, some with white head coverings. On the left, a banner with Tamil lettering on an orange-yellow background. A person in white stands near the stage's left edge. The speaker's identity is not established from appearance.

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November 17 20052005-11-17November 17 20052005-11-17November 17 20052005-11-17Night outdoor satsang on a covered stage with orange and white drapes, strings of lights, and banana stalks with fruit bunches at the pillars. A seated figure in orange and white clothing with a white head covering and garlands sits on an orange-draped throne-like seat. Standing nearby are men in white shirts and dhotis, and a man in white near a lectern. A large crowd of devotees, many in white or cream clothes, watches from the front. A banner beside the stage shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" with Tamil text. Stage lights and a cooler unit are visible.2005-11-17Night-time outdoor satsang stage under an orange and white canopy trimmed with orange, blue and green fringed draperies and hanging banana leaves and fruit bunches. A large red banner beside the stage carries a portrait with Tamil script and a printed name reading Paramahamsa Nithyananda on the left edge. On the stage, a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands near a bearded man in white. Further back, a figure in an orange garment with a white head covering is seated or standing beside an orange drape. Dense crowd in foreground: women in white saris with dark hair, men in white shirts and dhotis, one man in a checked blue-and-white shirt, and a bald man in a white shirt. Bright stage lights and a cooler unit at the left edge.2005-11-17Night photograph of an outdoor satsang stage under an orange and white canopy strung with orange fringe and a circular blue, orange and green decorative ring. A large orange banner behind shows a portrait of a smiling man in a white turban beside Tamil text. Seated on a white cushioned seat in the centre is a figure in an orange-gold robe, flanked by two men in white dress seated on white chairs. At the right a man in white stands at a wooden podium with a microphone. Speakers, a cooler and orange stage drapes complete the setting.2005-11-17Night outdoor event on a lit stage with palm trees, banana leaves and string lights. A Tamil banner reads Nithyananda Satsangam and Pirapancha Shakthiyin Arputhangal with the date 19.11.2005 and Vellore. A central seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits among several other seated people on the dais. Rows of seated devotees fill a white-cloth-lined central aisle and audience seating in front of the stage. Some attendees wear white clothes. A portrait of a bearded man is on the banner.2005-11-19Night outdoor stage event under an orange and white canopy trimmed with orange fringe, blue and red tiered drapes, and hanging green bananas and coconut-like fruit bunches on the posts. On the raised platform a man in a white shirt and white trousers stands at the left, and a seated figure in white with a white head covering sits on an orange throne-like seat at the centre, with a microphone stand in front. A large orange banner at left shows a portrait of a smiling man in a white turban and Tamil text, and a cooler unit sits at the stage edge. A crowd of about 30 people in white kurtas, white shirts and saris stands in front of the stage, with a woman in a white sari with a flower in her hair at left.2005-11-17A night outdoor satsang stage under an orange and white canopy with blue, orange and green ring decorations and orange fringed drapes. A large banner behind shows a portrait of a smiling man in a white turban and a Tamil title reading 'paramahamsa nithyanandar nadatthum' with 'kathavai thira... kaatru varttai' above a meditation line. Seated centrally on a white cushioned seat is a figure in orange robes with a garland and beads, flanked by two white-clad men in chairs. A white-clad man stands at a wooden podium on the right speaking into a microphone. Speakers hang from the canopy and a cooler stands near the stage edge.2005-11-17April 19 20082008-04-19Night photograph of an outdoor stage under a white and orange canopy with blue, orange and green ring-shaped decorations and fairy lights. A large banner behind shows a portrait of a smiling man in white head wrap, with Tamil headline text. On a white ceremonial chair sits a figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange head covering and beaded necklaces, seated before the banner. Beside him an older man in white shirt sits in a white plastic chair, and at right a man in white stands at a wooden lectern with a microphone. Orange draped stage skirting and cooler units complete the set.2005-11-16April 19 20082008-04-19