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Night outdoor satsang at a large open ground in Tiruvannamalai. A dense crowd of devotees sits on rows of orange and white plastic chairs facing a brightly lit stage backed by a decorated golden-and-red canopy with a deity murti visible. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, red, green and blue, many with head coverings; men wear white shirts and dhotis. Floodlights on tall stands and strings of yellow-and-green bunting frame the scene. A large banner with Tamil writing stands at right. A stage figure is not clearly distinguishable at this distance.

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January 08 20102010-01-08Night outdoor satsang with a large crowd of devotees seated in rows on plastic chairs facing a brightly lit stage. The stage has a red and gold canopy with a white and red striped valance, a central ornate golden throne-like seat, and a signboard with Tamil lettering above. Many women wear sarees in blue, green, pink and yellow, some with head coverings; several people in white clothes sit near the front. Strings of festive lights and pennants hang across the grounds, and a large billboard on the right is visible. A few figures stand near the stage in white. No individual can be clearly identified as a person on the stage from appearance.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Night outdoor gathering of a large crowd of devotees seated on orange and black plastic chairs and standing in rows facing a lit stage. The stage has a decorated white and gold canopy with a central golden shrine-like backdrop, and a banner above reads a Tamil/Sanskrit-style title. Strings of bunting and floodlights line the open ground, with several flex banners on poles at the sides. Foreground figures include a man in a white shirt and jeans, women in salwar kameez and sarees in blue, green and maroon, and women in head scarves. Many attendees are seated in the rows, with a few children visible at the bottom edge.2010-01-08January 22 20102010-01-22 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor photograph of a large seated audience of hundreds on rows of yellow plastic chairs over a grassy lawn, facing a distant lit stage with a canopy and a screen. Bright floodlights stand on either side, and orange flags are visible at the right edge. Many attendees wear white, checked shirts, saris and salwar, with some women covering their heads. Individual faces are small and distant, and no single person is clearly identifiable as a central figure. Screens on both sides show images, and the scene reads as a satsang discourse gathering.2010-01-09December 29 20102010-12-29January 08 20102010-01-08Night outdoor satsang with a large crowd of seated devotees in rows of red plastic chairs, facing a lit stage at the left. Many people in white, cream, green, orange and yellow saris and shirts, some with long braids and flowers in their hair. The stage has a blue canopy with a pair of raised hands and red banners with Tamil script, and a large backdrop screen showing a portrait of a man in white. Floodlights, strings of lights and a small banner on a pole light the scene. No figure on stage is clearly identifiable as a person, so the candidate is unsure.2005-11-21 +1 copiesNight outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated on rows of blue plastic chairs across an open ground, facing a distant stage lit by bright floodlights. Most attendees wear white, cream, saffron-orange and multicoloured clothing, and many women wear head coverings in pink, green and white. A green-lit tree and a small illuminated stage with a banner stand at the far end, flanked by side screens. On the right a lit decorative backdrop shows a deity murti under floodlights. Heads and shoulders of the audience fill the foreground, and the sky is dark.2010-01-09