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Large outdoor night gathering of a dense crowd seated on orange plastic chairs and on the ground, facing a stage lit by bright floodlights on tall stands. Many women wear white and cream saris with coloured borders, a woman in a yellow sari sits at right, and several children are among the audience. Some attendees wear white shirts and dhotis. Wooden bamboo barriers and a blue backdrop frame the field, and a crane-mounted camera hangs at upper right. Attendance is visibly very large but only count the people visible in the frame.

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December 29 20102010-12-29A large night-time outdoor gathering on open ground under bright floodlights, with a dense crowd of devotees mostly dressed in white and cream, some women in white saris with yellow or orange borders. Many people stand and mingle among rows of red and white plastic chairs, while others sit. A tall lit stand and a green tarpaulin screen appear at the right, with festive lights and banners in the background. A small table with a water bottle and papers sits in the lower left foreground. No single leader is clearly identifiable in the crowd.2010-12-29A large crowd of seated devotees fills a night-time open ground facing a distant outdoor stage lit by two tall white floodlights. Most attendees sit on white plastic chairs; many women wear white saris, yellow and green sarees, and headscarves, while some hold bags. A row of people in white stands at the back near the stage, and banners and flags are visible at the edges. The scene suggests a public discourse gathering, with the crowd attentive and facing the stage.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 08 20112011-12-08Night outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated in rows behind white barriers, mostly women in saris and headscarves in green, pink, purple and orange, with some children. Bright floodlights on tall stands light the field, and strings of lights hang across the scene. A large framed portrait on a stage at the back shows a figure in saffron clothing, but no clearly identifiable person is visible on stage in the foreground.2010-01-08Night outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated on plastic chairs and mats behind white cloth barricades, lit by bright stage floodlights. Many attendees wear white shirts, white dhotis and saris, with some in darker or coloured saris. A string of small lamps hangs across the scene. On the left, a large banner shows a portrait of a man with a hand raised beside stylised lettering. The stage at the far distance is set up with lights and screens. The photo is watermarked on the lower right with the archive credit.2010-01-08A large outdoor evening satsang audience seated in white plastic chairs on a open ground at dusk, facing a distant stage. Many people, mostly women in white, cream, green and multicoloured saris and salwar kameez, sit in rows behind a metal railing with a red carpeted walkway in front. Bright floodlights on tall stands light the scene, with a lit screen and saffron flags along the field edges and trees and buildings silhouetted against the night sky. A few white chairs are marked PRESS.2010-01-10 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor satsang with a large seated audience filling white plastic chairs under bright floodlights and strings of lights. Foreground devotees include a woman in a white sari with a dark cord necklace, a woman in a blue sari with gold bangles, a woman in a white top with a rudraksha-style mala, a blonde woman in a white shirt and beaded necklaces, and a woman in grey with a white scarf. Behind them rows of attendees in white and colourful saris and kurtas sit facing the stage, which is out of frame. The stage and speaker are not visible, so no a person candidate appears in this image.2012-04-06Night outdoor satsang at a large open ground in Tiruvannamalai. A dense crowd of devotees sits on rows of orange and white plastic chairs facing a brightly lit stage backed by a decorated golden-and-red canopy with a deity murti visible. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, red, green and blue, many with head coverings; men wear white shirts and dhotis. Floodlights on tall stands and strings of yellow-and-green bunting frame the scene. A large banner with Tamil writing stands at right. A stage figure is not clearly distinguishable at this distance.2010-01-08A night-time outdoor gathering of a large crowd seated on red plastic chairs across an open ground, facing a distant illuminated stage. Many women wear white and cream saris with coloured borders, some in red, green and orange, and several children in white school uniforms sit in the foreground. Two bright floodlights and lit decorative light columns frame the stage, and a canopy with a blue and yellow fringe stands at right.2010-01-21Night-time outdoor satsang at a large open ground, with a huge crowd of devotees seated on plastic chairs and mats facing a lit stage. The stage has a decorated canopy with a central seated figure in the distance, too small to identify. Many attendees wear white, yellow and red clothing, and several women wear white or pastel saris and head coverings. Floodlights, strings of bunting and banners line the field, and white cloth barriers run along the front rows.2010-01-08