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Night street scene of a dense crowd of many people gathered beneath a striped pink, green and white canopy with scalloped edges and a floral medallion panel. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a red blouse and green saree, and others in orange and dark clothing press together while a man in an orange shirt raises a blue plastic item overhead. Orange banners with lettering hang from the canopy poles, and trees and parked motorbikes stand at the edge of the road under street lights.

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Night crowd scene under a yellow and green striped festival canopy with red and blue medallion patterns. A bright vertical light stands in the centre, and a dense crowd of devotees presses around. A bald man in saffron robes stands near the centre-left, and another bald man in white shirt pushes forward at lower left. A woman in orange sari and a man in purple shirt stand among the crowd, and a man in white holds a child at right. A man holds a camera on a pole overhead. A banner with a pale sun design hangs at right.2012-01-04Night photo of a dense crowd gathered beneath a striped and patterned fabric canopy on a street. Men and women, mostly seen from behind or partly cut off at the edges, press together; a smiling man in a light blue shirt stands in the foreground and a man in a red hooded top is nearby. Orange banners hang along the street, one reading in Tamil and English with the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam name. A small figure in saffron robes and a headwrap appears on a banner and near the canopy, while a person holds a camera overhead. Several people are visible in the crowd, so the count is large.2012-01-04A dense crowd of devotees gathered under a striped and patterned canopy at night, lit by overhead bulbs and strings of blue and green lights. Most men wear white or light shirts, and several have white sacred ash or tilak marks on their foreheads. A young girl in a green top stands near the center. Plastic chairs line the edges, and a banana-leaf tree and a parked vehicle appear at the right. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2014-07-03 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20122012-01-04A dense crowd of men at night, pressing along a dark roadside lined with trees. Most wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers, and several hold up mobile phones to record. In the upper centre, a figure in an orange-saffron garment with a red cloth stands above the crowd near a vehicle, but the face and adornments are not clearly visible, so the identity cannot be confirmed. Some people in the foreground are looking toward the camera. The scene suggests a darshan gathering outdoors.2014-07-01April 06 20122012-04-06April 06 20122012-04-06Night-time outdoor gathering under a colourful striped and floral canopy tent with yellow poles. A dense crowd of men, women and children stands closely packed, many smiling and raising hands; several women wear saris and flowers in their hair. Behind the crowd, a banner and framed portraits are displayed on the orange-walled stall, and a man in white shirt raises a camera. A printed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" appears on a banner, but no clearly identifiable Swamiji is visibly present among the people.2012-01-04July 03 20142014-07-03Night-time outdoor gathering under a striped, patterned canopy with bright white lights and strings of coloured lights. Many people in white dhotis and white saris mill about or queue along a paved path, some seated on blue plastic chairs. A woman in a green sari stands with her arms folded in the centre, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border carries a metal tray. Palm trees and dark trees line the background. No identifiable depiction of a central figure is clearly visible.2017-03-11Night-time outdoor satsang under a long open tent with horizontal bands of pink, green, yellow and blue streamers hanging from its frame. Hundreds of seated devotees fill red and blue plastic chairs, many men in white dhotis and shirts and women in saris, with some wearing saffron-orange cloth. Bright floodlights and a backdrop of palm fronds surround the stage area at the far end, where a decorated dais is visible under the tent. A white-clad figure stands at the left among the crowd. The scene is dense with attendees, indicating a large gathering.2013-01-06A night-time padapuja gathering under a decorated tent with striped and patterned fabric canopy and bright lights. A bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at centre, holding a brass vessel and a garland, with a man in white dhoti and shirt in front of him. Around them a dense crowd of devotees, including a woman in yellow sari at right and women in saris, watches closely. Some people wear white dhotis and shirts, others striped shirts. A string of purple lights decorates the tent frame.2014-07-03