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Dusk photograph of a large outdoor crowd gathered at the entrance of Nithyananda Peetham, Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam, with bright white floodlights and strings of multicolored lights lining a red-walled gateway. Many people, mostly in colourful saris and white shirts, move through the blurred crowd, and a woman in orange robes with a long beaded necklace stands at left. A tall roadside banner shows a figure in red and orange robes with a garland, labelled with the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetham name, and a large central banner reads Nithyananda Aadheenam. A hill rises behind the gate under a pale evening sky. Crowd size is in the dozens to hundreds.

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May 10 20172017-05-10Dusk crowd of many people walking along a road toward an illuminated event entrance decorated with red and multicolour fairy lights and a distant hill. A large banner on the left shows a figure in red robes with a garland. Men in white shirts and dhotis, and women in colourful saris and salwars, move through the crowd carrying cloth bags. A stage area with a backdrop and a smaller banner stands ahead beneath strings of lights. Strong floodlights and a tall antenna mast are visible.2017-05-10A large dusk crowd fills an open outdoor ground in front of a stage decorated with strings of coloured lights and red draped walls. Men in white shirts and women in saris in red, blue, orange and purple move among people in the foreground. A tall portrait banner on the left shows a figure in red and orange robes with a long garland and a tall headdress. A stage banner reads Nithyananda Peetham and a bright spotlight shines toward the stage. Hills and trees form the backdrop under a pale evening sky.2017-05-10A wide dusk photograph of a large outdoor gathering at an event stage in front of a hill, with a dense, motion-blurred crowd of many people in mixed clothing walking across the foreground. Strings of lights and bright floodlights frame a stage set with a large banner and a tall vertical poster. The vertical poster shows a man in saffron-orange robes with a white garland and long hair; the figure is printed, so it is a depiction. Several people nearby wear orange and red clothing. A red flag and a telecom tower appear at the edges.2017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10Evening outdoor photo of a large crowd moving across a open ground in front of a decorated stage at Nithyananda Peetham Tiruvannamalai, with a hill behind. Long-exposure motion blur shows people in white, blue, orange and red clothing. On the left a woman in a red-orange sari with beaded necklaces stands near the blur. A tall banner shows a bearded figure in red and orange garlanded clothing, possibly a portrait of Paramahamsa Nithyananda, with no clear appearance cues for an in-person candidate in the foreground. Red-and-purple lit arches frame the stage, which has a large signboard with Tamil text, and a smaller portrait banner stands at right. Scattered papers litter the ground.2017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10Dusk crowd gathered outside an illuminated event entrance at Nithyananda Peetham Tiruvannamalai, with a large crowd of devotees walking and standing in dense rows. A tall banner on the left shows a saffron-robed figure with a crown and garland, labelled as a depiction, and a stage backdrop beyond with a dark hill behind. Strings of multicolour lights and red-lit pillars frame the gate, and several white cars sit at the left edge. Many people wear white shirts, saffron and orange garments, and colourful saris, and most faces are blurred by motion. The scene reads as a large satsang gathering in progress, with signs and banners carrying text in Tamil.2017-05-10Evening photograph of a crowded outdoor event at dusk, with a large blurred mass of people in mostly white, red and colourful saris and kurtas walking across a paved ground. Bright spotlights and string lights edged in red and multicoloured bulbs frame a stage area. A tall vertical banner on the left shows a figure in red and orange robes with a long garland and hair swept back, labelled with a large Tamil printed caption. A smaller banner on the right shows a portrait with a caption. A hill rises in the background, and a red flag and a telecom tower are visible at the edges. The people are motion-blurred, so individual features cannot be made out.2017-05-10