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Outdoor evening darshan event at night with a large crowd of seated men on white plastic chairs facing the stage. Two tall banners are visible: a large blue banner on the left shows a smiling man in a white head wrap and dark outfit, and a smaller banner on the right shows a figure in a white turban beside Tamil and English text. Bright floodlights illuminate the scene, with lit poles lining the rows and young banana plants decorating the aisles. Many audience members wear white shirts, and one in a red shirt and another in a yellow top sit in the foreground. Whether the banner figures depict the swami is uncertain from appearance alone.

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Night photo of a large outdoor public darshan event with a dense crowd of hundreds seated on white plastic chairs facing a stage. Bright floodlights and tube lights hang overhead. A large vertical banner shows a smiling man in a white turban and dark clothing, labelled with Tamil text. To the right, a horizontal banner shows two portraits of bearded men in turbans with a school name printed on it. Many attendees wear white shirts, and some wear red and pale yellow clothing.2005-11-19Outdoor evening gathering at night: a large crowd of seated attendees in white plastic chairs faces a stage area under bright floodlights and a purple dusk sky. A tall vertical banner hangs between white light poles showing a smiling man in a cream-coloured turban and dark clothing, with a Tamil-script caption below. Palm trees and strings of small lights frame the open ground, and a standing staff member in white dhoti and shirt stands at left.2005-11-19November 19 20052005-11-19November 24 20062006-11-24Night outdoor gathering with a large seated audience filling plastic chairs in rows, most viewed from behind, many men in white and light-coloured shirts and dhotis. Bright stage lights on tall towers illuminate the scene, with strings of bunting overhead. A tall banner on the left shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron clothing beside Tamil text. Other banners and palm trees stand in the background against a dark sky.2006-11-24Night-time outdoor satsang in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, with a large crowd of seated devotees filling rows of chairs in the foreground, mostly men in shirts and dhotis viewed from behind. A decorated stage is lit by floodlights, with an ornate arched canopy, strings of pennants overhead, and a central portrait of a saffron-robed figure above a row of lit oil lamps. On the left, a large banner shows a bearded figure beside Tamil text, and on the right a tower of bright lights rises beside a yellow banner with a figure printed on it. Palm trees frame the background.2006-11-24Night outdoor darshan event with a very large crowd seated on red and white plastic chairs facing a lit stage. A tall blue banner on the right shows a smiling man in a white turban and dark clothing, with a Tamil caption. Another portrait banner stands farther back near the stage. Stage lights, palm trees and strings of small lights frame the scene, and a pink-and-yellow canopy with figures sits at the left. Most attendees wear light shirts, kurtas and sarees.2005-11-19Night outdoor evening discourse in Salem with a large crowd of men seated on white and red plastic chairs facing a stage. Many attendees wear white dhotis and white shirts; some wear light blue or grey shirts. A large illuminated screen on a tower displays a framed portrait of an elderly bearded man in white with a green banner beneath it. Floodlights and string lights light the tent-lined grounds, with red and white draped tents behind the stage. The image shows an audience watching a satsang discourse, though no physical speaker is clearly identifiable on stage.2005-12-09November 19 20052005-11-19Night photo of a large open-air public darshan event with a dense crowd of seated attendees filling plastic chairs in the foreground and middle ground, mostly men in white and light-coloured shirts, some women in saris and headscarves. Bright floodlights and string lights illuminate the scene. On a distant stage at right, a lit platform with a banner and a seated figure in light clothing faces the audience, with palm trees around it. Tamil text appears on the banner.2005-11-19Night photograph of a large outdoor satsang audience seated in rows of plastic chairs, filling the foreground with hundreds of people, mostly men in shirts and striped checked shirts, some in white. A brightly lit illuminated tower with green and red light strings stands at the centre of the stage area. To the right, a decorated canopy with blue and gold drapery shelters a small stage where figures sit in front of floral arrangements. Dark sky above, with a projection screen on the left.2010-01-19Night-time outdoor satsang with a very large crowd seated on white plastic chairs facing a stage at the far end. The stage has an orange and white striped canopy with lights, a large backdrop screen showing a figure, and orange draped sides. Bright floodlights and street lamps light the scene. Most attendees wear white or light shirts, with a few in colourful shirts and a woman in a purple top with a braid in the foreground. Audio speaker towers stand at left.2010-02-16