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Large outdoor crowd gathered in a temple courtyard beneath a long pink-and-cream colonnade of pillars, with palm trees and a gateway tower behind. In the foreground, smiling young women in white and yellow-bordered saris and orange shawls sit close together, while a man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands at left and another in white dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace smiles near a video camera at right. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand among the crowd, and a bald man in white stands near a camera operator at right. Many people fill the courtyard, some wearing white and some with vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads.

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December 29 20102010-12-29A large, cheerful crowd fills a courtyard lined with a long pink-and-cream temple colonnade with carved stone pillars and palm trees beyond. Many people in white dhotis and saffron-and-white or yellow-bordered garments raise their hands and smile, some seated on the ground. A cameraman in a white shirt films with a Sony camera on the right, and a bald man in white is at the lower right. The crowd is large, but only a subset of faces is clearly visible.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A large crowd of devotees sits in rows on the stone-paved courtyard of a South Indian temple, before a pink-washed wall with carved gopuram towers above. Most are women and girls in white saris with orange or yellow borders and orange shawls, some in red and maroon saris; a few men in white kurtas sit at the right. Several sit cross-legged on mats and cloth, with bags placed beside them. Behind them, camera operators on tripods film the gathering, and bamboo scaffolding and yellow barriers line the courtyard.2012-10-12December 29 20102010-12-29A large outdoor crowd fills a temple courtyard flanked by pink stone walls, a colonnade on the left, a gopuram tower and palm trees behind. Many people in white dhotis and shirts crowd close, smiling. In the foreground a man with a video camera on his shoulder films. A bald man in white with tripundra marks and a gold chain stands center, and beside him a younger man with a white forehead mark wears an orange-saffron cloth and a beaded mala. Several women in saris are also visible. The scene suggests a large gathering at a temple darshan.2010-12-29January 08 20102010-01-08A large crowd of devotees sits closely packed on a stone-paved outdoor area in front of a grey granite wall, many with eyes closed in meditation or satsang. Most wear white clothing, including white saris and white shirts, while some women wear brown, green, orange and red saris. Many devotees wear rudraksha malas around their necks, and several have tilak or vibhuti marks on their foreheads, with a red bindi visible on one woman. A woman in a white sari with a blue border stands at the far left edge. Behind the seated crowd, more people stand in white and colourful clothing. The scene looks like a public gathering at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event.2010-12-29August 02 20082008-08-02October 12 20122012-10-12August 02 20082008-08-02