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Night photo of a large outdoor Dhyana Satsang gathering: a dense crowd of many hundreds of people sits facing an illuminated stage. A colourful ornate pavilion with arches, bunting and flags frames the stage, and a large banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes. Several white-clad figures sit on the platform, and a banner above it reads in Tamil. Floodlights light the scene against the dark sky.

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Night photograph of a large outdoor satsang with a dense crowd of many hundreds seen from behind, seated on blue plastic chairs and wearing white and striped shirts. Bright floodlights and strings of pennant bunting light the scene. On an ornately decorated stage with colourful arches and palm trees, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a cloth wrap sits centrally among white-clad attendants on a raised dais. A large banner above the stage carries a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" and a Tamil heading reading Dhyana Satsangam. A large screen on the left shows a close-up of a man in white. The gathering appears to be a meditation satsang.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Night photograph of an outdoor satsang on an ornate, multicoloured stage decorated with yellow, red and green bunting, garlands and a large banner reading in Tamil thiyana satsangam. A seated figure in saffron robes and a turban sits centrally on the dais among white-clad attendants, while a standing man in white stands at the right edge. Bright stage lights illuminate the scene. Hundreds of seated men, mostly in shirts and dhotis, fill rows of chairs in the foreground facing the stage. A large portrait of a bearded man in saffron head covering is displayed at the top, and a side banner shows a figure with white head covering.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Night-time outdoor satsang at a lit stage with a decorated multi-tiered pandal in yellow, red and green with a painted portrait above. A large crowd of seated devotees fills the foreground in rows of white plastic chairs, mostly in white shirts and dhotis. On the stage, several figures sit cross-legged on white cushions behind a bank of flowers; the central figure wears orange robes. A large banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban against a blue-green backdrop. Strings of pennant flags and bunting hang overhead, with bright stage lights and a side pavilion with a small shrine visible at left.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Night photograph of a large outdoor crowd seated in dense rows facing an illuminated stage decorated with painted panels and a large framed portrait. Dark silhouettes of spectators fill the foreground, with a red carpeted aisle running through the centre. A small figure in white stands at the stage centre beneath a canopy with bright lights, flanked by palm trees and string lights. A banner with Tamil text hangs at the left, and a decorated shrine-like structure sits at the far left. Crowd size is clearly large, though only partly countable.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Night outdoor satsang on a large open ground, with a dense crowd of mostly seated men in white and light shirts viewed from behind, many on plastic chairs. An ornate decorated stage with a painted arch and framed portrait sits at the front, flanked by bright floodlights and a banner reading a Tamil title with a 'Dhyana Satsangam' label. On stage, a figure in orange robes is seated centrally among others; a cameraman and performers stand on either side. A side screen shows a large portrait of a man with light hair and beard in orange, and a smaller side stage with marigold garlands and a flag-decorated backdrop is visible at left. Pennant bunting hangs across the top.2006-11-24