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Night photograph of a large crowd of devotees behind white cloth barriers tied to bamboo poles at an outdoor event. Many people, mostly in white and light clothing, some women in saris, stand packed together. Strings of yellow and white lights hang overhead, with green floodlights and a banner reading Bhagavad Gita in Tamil script at the back. No identifiable central figure is visible in the frame.

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January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Night-time outdoor gathering of a very large crowd facing a stage. Most attendees wear white clothing, including men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris and salwar kameez, with some in green and pink. Strings of small electric lights hang across the open ground, and bright floodlights stand at the right. A large banner with a colourful painted image and text is mounted on the stage area, and white cloth banners are held along the front rows. Some elderly men have white tilak marks on their foreheads. No individual speaker is identifiable as a person in this frame.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph of a very large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on the ground behind long white cloth barriers tied to bamboo posts. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris, including a woman in a yellow sari in the lower right, face a raised stage area at right. Bright floodlights on tall poles light the scene, and strings of small lights and bunting stretch across the background above a distant tent and structures. A dark stage speaker stands at right.2010-01-08Night photo of a huge open-air satsang at Tiruvannamalai: a large crowd of devotees, mostly men in white shirts and women in saris, sits on plastic chairs and mats behind bamboo barriers. Bright floodlights light the field and strings of bulbs cross overhead. At the far end, a decorated red-and-gold stage with a central canopy and arch is lit, and a figure sits at its centre, too small and distant to describe with confidence. Banners and a signboard stand at the left edge. The gathering is visibly very large but the dense crowd cannot be counted individually.2010-01-08Night outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated on plastic chairs and mats behind white cloth barricades, lit by bright stage floodlights. Many attendees wear white shirts, white dhotis and saris, with some in darker or coloured saris. A string of small lamps hangs across the scene. On the left, a large banner shows a portrait of a man with a hand raised beside stylised lettering. The stage at the far distance is set up with lights and screens. The photo is watermarked on the lower right with the archive credit.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08