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Night outdoor gathering with a large dense crowd of people seated on the ground facing a lit stage at the right edge. Bright floodlights on tall poles illuminate the open ground, and strings of coloured bulbs and pennants stretch across the scene. The stage has a warm yellow-lit backdrop and a small figure in the centre, with blue draped panels flanking it. The crowd fills the foreground in silhouette, appearing to number in the thousands.

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November 20 20052005-11-20November 20 20052005-11-20A night outdoor event photographed from the back of a large audience seated on chairs and grass. Hundreds of people are seen as dark silhouettes in the foreground. At the far end a lit stage with a bright backdrop and a small figure standing or seated at the centre. Strings of coloured lights and blue side curtains frame the stage, with floodlights on poles lighting the field and trees behind. No identifiable person on the stage is clear enough to attribute, so no a person candidate is claimed.2005-11-20Night outdoor gathering of a very large crowd facing a brightly lit stage under tall floodlight towers. Heads and shoulders of many people fill the foreground, with some wearing white, yellow and dark clothing, and some wearing shawls. A backdrop with a banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham and a figure seated on the stage is too small to identify, possibly seated before a decorated shrine area. Large white screens flank the stage, and a decorated ratha-like float with lights stands at the right edge.2010-12-29Night photograph of a large outdoor satsang audience seated on plastic chairs and grass in rows facing a lit stage. Hundreds of attendees, mostly seen from behind, fill the foreground. The stage has blue draped side panels, a red and white canopy, and a small figure in light clothing near the centre. Bright floodlights on tall poles and strings of coloured bulbs light the field. On the right, a large banner portrait of a bearded man in a white turban and ornate clothing hangs from a pole beside a loudspeaker.2005-11-20November 17 20052005-11-17Night-time outdoor gathering of a very large crowd facing a brightly lit stage at a public ground in Thiruvannamalai. Dense rows of people, many women in colourful saris and head coverings and men in white or pastel shirts, fill the foreground, with heads receding into the distance. Floodlight towers and suspended white screens flank the event, and a decorated stage with red and gold draping and a canopy stands at the far end. Individual faces are too small to read, so no one is singled out. The scene reads as a large public discourse or celebration.2010-12-29A large night-time outdoor satsang gathering seen from behind the crowd. Dense rows of seated devotees fill the foreground and middle ground, many in white shirts and salwar or sari with bright coloured garments such as blue, red and yellow. Several tall floodlights on poles illuminate the open ground under a dark sky, with low buildings and a parked bus visible in the distance. No speaker or stage figure is clearly visible in the frame. A small logo appears in the upper left corner.2005-11-21Night outdoor gathering of a large audience seated on red and white plastic chairs in an open ground, viewed from behind, with many heads and shoulders visible. A lit stage at left has a red and gold canopy with a backdrop showing printed images and text. A bright floodlight on a pole stands at right, with a small illuminated billboard and a red string-light arch beside it. A small figure appears near the stage. a person appearance uncertain, so no identification is made.2005-11-20Night photograph taken from the back of a large open-air outdoor gathering. Hundreds of seated audience members, mostly viewed from behind, face a lit stage at left where a large screen displays a figure against a colourful backdrop. Rows of white plastic chairs fill the foreground. Tall street lamps line a road on the right, with strings of small lights and two black signboards with yellow lettering. Most attendees wear white or light shirts. Audience count is in the hundreds, far beyond the 100 threshold.2005-11-21November 20 20052005-11-20Night outdoor satsang: a large crowd of seated attendees fills rows of white plastic chairs in the foreground, facing an illuminated open-air stage under bright floodlights. The stage has an orange and red canopy and orange draped backdrop, with a large screen showing a figure in orange clothing. Several smaller framed portraits and banners flank the stage area and the side of the venue, and a few people stand near the edges. The attendees wear mostly white and light shirts. Some people in the crowd are visible in the foreground.2010-02-17