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Dusk view of an outdoor seated audience at a Nithya Dhyanam session in Chennai. Dozens of people in rows of white plastic chairs face the stage, most in everyday shirts, blouses and saris, with a few in white kurta-style clothes. Concrete tiered steps and a covered pavilion stand behind them, with people standing and walking along the sides. A small speaker sits at left, and a lit banner is visible at the far right. The speaker is not visible in the frame, and no one is identified.

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Night photo of a large audience seated in white plastic chairs in an open outdoor venue, facing toward the stage. Men and some women in white, pale blue and checked shirts sit in rows, many looking forward attentively, some holding papers. Concrete stadium-style tiers and a covered pavilion stand at left, with a dark stage area beyond. Several people in white shirts and dhotis stand and walk among the seats at the back and right, and a banner is lit at the far right.2008-05-09Night photograph of a large outdoor audience seated in rows of white and beige plastic chairs under a tent canopy, facing toward a stage area out of frame. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, some in light checked shirts and caps; several women wear saris in pink, green and yellow. Most attendees watch attentively. Colourful bunting hangs at the top left, and a screen or structure is visible in the background. No individual can be clearly singled out as a person from appearance, so no candidate is identified.2008-05-09May 09 20082008-05-09Night outdoor gathering at a large open ground with a dense audience seated on white plastic chairs behind a metal railing. Many attendees wear white clothing, and several women wear white sarees with colourful borders. Two tall floodlight towers illuminate the scene against dark trees, with a stage canopy strung with red and orange bunting in the background and banners hanging beneath it. A few figures in saffron or orange robes are visible among the crowd. The audience faces toward the stage, which lies outside the frame.2008-05-09Night photograph of a large outdoor audience seated in rows of white and yellow plastic chairs on grass, watching an unseen stage. Most attendees wear white or pastel shirts, and several women wear sarees in red, orange and purple with glasses and bangles. Stage lights and a metal lighting truss stand in the background under dark trees. No individual is clearly identifiable as the presenter in this view.2008-05-09A night-time outdoor gathering on bare ground with hundreds of people seated in rows of pale yellow plastic chairs, facing away from the camera toward a distant stage. Bright floodlights and tall illuminated banners stand at the far sides, and a large screen shows an image above the crowd. Attendees wear white shirts, blue and striped shirts, and a pink head cloth, with many people visible in the foreground. No speaker is clearly identifiable on stage, so no one is presented as a person.2010-01-21Night-time outdoor satsang with a very large crowd seated in white plastic chairs on dirt ground, facing away toward a distant stage area. Most attendees wear white or pastel shirts, dhotis and mundus; some men wear caps and a few women wear head coverings in pink and orange. Floodlights glow at the sides, trees and buildings sit behind the crowd, and many orange and white flags line the right edge. No speaker is clearly visible in the foreground, and no individual can be clearly identified as a person.2010-01-09A night-time outdoor event with a large audience seated in rows of white plastic chairs on dry grass, facing a stage area out of frame. Most attendees wear white shirts and pale clothing, with some in patterned shirts. A low metal railing separates the seating from a concrete stadium-style stand with steps in the background, and vehicles and lights sit at the far right. Many people are gathered in the rows, looking toward the stage in a meditative, attentive posture.2008-05-09Night outdoor satsang with a large seated audience of men filling rows of white plastic chairs on dirt ground, facing a distant stage lit by bright floodlights. Many wear white or pastel collared shirts and trousers; some wear saffron-orange shawls, and one man in a red shirt sits at right. A lit green tree, an illuminated arch and a yellow bus sit in the background under a dark sky. No single speaker is clearly visible from this angle.2010-01-20May 09 20082008-05-09Night-time outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated closely together on the ground, facing toward a distant stage area lit under dark trees. Most attendees wear white or light shirts and kurtas, with some in orange, yellow, green and red clothing; several wear white caps or head cloths and glasses. Orange flags and banners line the background near stalls, a white canopy and a parked white vehicle. The crowd is too dense and distant to identify any individual speaker or a person clearly, so no one is singled out.2010-01-10 +1 copiesA large night-time outdoor gathering of seated devotees facing a stage area lit by tall floodlight towers. Rows of white plastic chairs and dark cushioned sofas fill the foreground, with a crowd of hundreds of attendees in white shirts, white dhotis, saris and salwar kameez. Several people in the front row sit with hands folded in namaskar.2008-05-09