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Night photograph of an open-air Navaratri 2012 event under a thatched canopy strung with lights. A red banner reads 'நவராத்திரி 2012' with a smaller portrait of a saffron-turbaned man at the left and a deity image at the right. Rows of seated devotees in white and colourful clothes face a decorated stage with garlanded deity murti, kalasha-like decorations and flower garlands. Blue and red plastic chairs fill the hall, and a standing man in orange dhoti walks at left. A signboard at right gives multilingual notices. Dark sky and paved stone floor frame the scene.

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October 18 20122012-10-18 +1 copiesNight photograph of an open-sided outdoor pandal under a red banner reading Navaratri 2012 in Tamil. Rows of seated devotees, mostly on red and white plastic chairs, face a decorated stage with a golden throne-like seat, deity images, garlands and flower arrangements, and a figure in orange seated near the centre. Bright lamps light the scene on a wet paved floor. Some attendees wear white, others saffron, and a woman in a pink sari stands at the right edge.2012-10-19Night photograph of an open-air outdoor stage under a corrugated roof on a paved hexagonal-tile courtyard. A red banner across the top reads the Tamil word நவராத்திரி with 2012, flanked by a painted portrait of a man in a purple turban and an image of a goddess. Rows of seated devotees in white and cream clothes sit on red plastic chairs facing a decorated altar draped in red and white cloth, where a deity murti is adorned with garlands and flowers. Lamps light the stage, and a lone woman in a white sari stands at the right edge beside a small green notice board.2012-10-19October 19 20122012-10-19Night outdoor Navaratri event under a makeshift pandal with a red banner reading Navaratri 2012 in Tamil, with a goddess image on the right. A woman in white sari with a red-bordered edge and a lanyard walks down the central aisle between rows of seated devotees on blue and black chairs. Many seated people wear orange, red and white clothing. At the back a stage holds a deity murti with a gold and red decorated backdrop, and a small figure in white sits or stands near the stage at left. Floodlights and wooden poles frame the scene.2012-10-18Night photograph of a seated audience in an open-air pandal decorated with red and gold drapes, garlands and hanging tassels. Rows of people sit on plastic chairs facing an altar; a framed portrait of a woman in pink and gold hangs above a gilded throne-like seat. Flanking the altar are deity murtis, with lit oil lamps and flowers in front. Most attendees wear white clothing; a few wear orange or saffron. On the right, a sign warns that photography, video cameras, mobile cameras and audio recording are strictly prohibited, with pictograms. No one on the altar is identifiable as a presenter in view; the seated audience is the main subject.2012-10-20A night-time outdoor puja under a open-sided pavilion with a red and gold backdrop. Seated in rows on red and blue plastic chairs on a tiled floor, a large audience faces a raised altar with a large deity murti, framed pictures and a garlanded image, and flowers and banana-leaf decorations. Several figures in white and light clothing sit in the front rows, some with heads bowed, while a priest stands at the altar among offerings. A tripod-mounted camera stands in the central aisle. Many people are visible, including partially hidden figures at the edges.2012-10-18October 17 20122012-10-17October 17 20122012-10-17 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesNight 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.2010-01-08October 17 20122012-10-17