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Night photograph of a crowd gathered before an illuminated outdoor stage at the foot of a dark hill under a dusky purple sky with a crescent moon. The stage has a tall banner with bold gold Tamil lettering and bright lights, and a lit deity murti or decorated backdrop is visible within. Dozens of people in white and light shirts stand and walk in front of it, with a round glowing red-and-white emblem sign and rows of small lamps lining the foreground beside palm trees. No individual can be clearly identified as a person candidate, so the figures are described by role only as devotees in the crowd.

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November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27Evening outdoor stage event with a large dark hill covered in trees rising behind it. A brightly lit stage structure with a banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam sits in front of the hill, with a golden deity murti or ornate figure decorated with garlands at its centre, flanked by lamps and floral decorations. Floodlights are mounted above the stage. A dense crowd silhouette fills the lower foreground, and a few small lights are visible along the stage edges. No clear individual can be distinguished on the stage.2011-12-20Dusk view of a large dark hill, its slopes dense with trees, rising behind an illuminated open-air stage. The stage is a decorated structure with a brown-and-gold roofed facade, a gilded central ornament and lit lamps, with a banner reading in Tamil script. Lights on poles surround it, and a row of small illuminated lamps lines the foreground. Dark crowd silhouettes stand at the bottom edge of the frame, and a small flag is visible on the stage roof. No individual person can be clearly identified on the stage.2011-12-20Night photo of a crowd walking on a paved courtyard in front of a lit stage at a Karthikai Deepam celebration, with a mountain silhouetted behind. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts or checked shirts, and one man in the right foreground raises a green bottle overhead. A decorated stage with a backdrop, garlands and a framed image is lit by floodlights and red illuminated signs. Palm trees line the edges of the open ground.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27Night outdoor festival scene at Karthikai Deepam celebrations near a hill silhouette under a crescent moon. A large crowd of men, women and children stands and sits on a paved courtyard facing a brightly lit stage decorated with a banner and a projection screen, with a stage backdrop showing a deity image. Palm trees, floodlights, round illuminated signs and strings of lights surround the grounds. Several men in white shirts and trousers stand among the crowd, and some spectators sit on plastic chairs in the foreground.2012-11-27May 19 20082008-05-19December 20 20112011-12-20