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A dense crowd of devotees fills an open-sided covered area under white tarpaulin with yellow valances, pressing toward a doorway in a red-painted wall at right. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many with glasses; women wear white and cream saris. A single man in the centre wears an orange-saffron cloth over bare upper body with a beaded necklace, and an elderly man in saffron-orange stands near the doorway. Trees and a hillside appear beyond the shelter, with loudspeakers visible at left.

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August 24 20142014-08-24A dense crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis stands closely packed under a large white tent canopy at an outdoor gathering. Many have shaved or short hair and some wear red and white threads or rudraksha-style beads around their necks. A speaker sits on a metal truss beneath the canopy, and an orange-striped awning stands at the left. Beyond the tent, more white-clad people walk across an open site of red earth and scrub, with a brick wall and a red brick building at the right.2014-08-24A dense crowd of men and women fills an open-sided covered pavilion under a white tarpaulin roof with yellow fringed drapes, viewed from inside a gated doorway. Most men wear white shirts and trousers; a saffron-robed monk with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at right among the people. Shipping containers and green trees are visible through the openings. Hundreds of devotees press forward toward the event area.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24Photograph of a large dense crowd of devotees gathered outdoors at dusk, mostly men and women dressed in white ritual clothing such as white shirts, white dhotis and white salwar kurtas, with some in coloured garments. Many stand with hands folded or arms crossed, gazing upward toward something out of frame. A corrugated tin roof and a pink building with a notice board appear behind them, and a wooden barrier fence runs along the foreground. Rudraksha malas are visible on a few necks. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2006-12-20A large hall packed with seated men in white shirts and white trousers, facing the stage at a Nithyananda Spurana Program in Salem, Tamil Nadu. White tent walls, tall white poles and ceiling fans surround the crowd. Green and yellow banners with sunflower-style motifs hang at the back. In the right foreground a man wears a saffron shawl over a dark garment with a gold chain, and a man at lower right wears a white shirt with a tilak on his forehead. No stage figure is visible; the audience dominates the frame.2007-12-12July 07 20092009-07-07A dense crowd of devotees fills a narrow temple corridor, packed shoulder to shoulder and looking toward the same direction. In the foreground a young man with short dark hair, glasses, and a trimmed beard faces the camera, wearing a light blue collared shirt. Around him older men in white shirts and dhotis, women in sarees and salwar, and devotees with vibhuti and kumkum marks on their foreheads stand closely together. At the top left, a yellow and red patterned garment edge is visible, and orange marigold garlands hang along the right pillar.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA large crowd fills a white tented hall with red-trimmed canopy and hanging ceiling fans and lights. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with saffron or orange shawls and yellow cloth bags, while women in colourful saris and children stand among them. At the centre rear, a wooden pavilion with ornamented pillars stands in the hall, with people gathered around it. Visible people number well over twenty, so the scene is a dense assembly rather than a small gathering.2015-07-26May 31 20152015-05-31A large crowd of men stands under a tented hall at a person Spurana convention, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with visible name badges on lanyards. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair in white clothing sits behind a mixing console and audio equipment, while a man in an orange shawl over white clothes faces the crowd with his hands together near the front. Other men in orange shawls stand nearby. The red carpet, ceiling fans and a row of framed portraits on the far wall with lit lamps complete the setting. Multiple people in the crowd are visible, and the portraits on the back wall are printed images rather than people.2006-12-15August 17 20072007-08-17