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Night photograph of an outdoor stage decorated with marigold and flower garlands, banana-leaf style bamboo panels and white pillars. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a saffron turban and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate golden throne-like chair, hands joined in greeting. Above the stage a banner reads in Tamil. Signs at the stage edge state photography and video are prohibited. Below, a dense crowd of devotees, many seated, watches from the foreground, with some wearing white and women in saris and head coverings.

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January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Photograph of an evening satsang on a decorated stage with a flower-garlanded canopy over a golden armchair. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes and an orange head wrap sits on the chair, holding a microphone stand in front; the seat is framed by flower arrangements and a wooden peetha-style backdrop. Flower garlands line the stage edge, and a red curtain hangs at the right side. A rows of devotees fill the foreground, seen from behind; a small sign reads photography and video strictly prohibited. Bright stage lights overhead.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph of an outdoor satsang stage with a decorated pavilion roof and a banner reading in Tamil "நித்யானந்த தியானபீடம், திருவண்ணாமலை" (Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Tiruvannamalai). A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a golden armchair-style throne under a floral-garlanded canopy with marigold garlands and small lamps along the stage edge. A large crowd of devotees, many in white, sits on chairs and mats facing the stage, with a standing person in white with an orange shawl at the right edge. Hanging yellow and orange tassels and flower garlands decorate the frame.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph of an outdoor satsang stage decorated with red and gold banners and flower garlands. A banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Tiruvannamalai. A man in saffron/orange robes sits on a golden armchair-style seat in the centre of the stage, beneath a small peaked canopy with marigold garlands and hanging lamps, with a floral arrangement beside him. Two bright stage lights illuminate the platform, a patterned red cloth hangs at the right side, and a cameraman stands at the left edge. A large seated audience of women and men, many with heads covered and some in saffron and bright saris, fills the foreground, viewed from behind.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph of an illuminated outdoor stage at the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Tiruvannamalai, with a red and gold signboard reading the institution's name in Tamil and English across the top. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate throne at the centre of the stage, framed by floral garlands, string lights and small lamps. Dense crowds of silhouetted devotees fill the foreground. A sign at left reads photographs and video cameras prohibited.2010-01-08