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Large outdoor crowd seated on red plastic chairs before a distant stage in front of a hill in Thiruvannamalai. A stage banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam above a decorated platform. Foreground devotees include a man in a teal shirt, a boy in a striped shirt, and women in orange and white saris with gold necklaces and bindi. Metal scaffolding, floodlights and a large screen frame the scene. Many people fill the open ground, with most visible in the middle and back rows. No individual on stage is clearly identifiable as a person.

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Large outdoor gathering at dusk in front of a hillside. Hundreds of people, mostly in white clothing, sit on red plastic chairs on a dirt ground facing a raised stage. The stage has a white arch with the printed name "Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam" and a central seated figure in front of a golden-lit backdrop. Floodlight towers, side screens and a red-and-white banner on the left frame the scene. Volunteers in white and orange stand among the seating, and a small child is visible near the center. Mountain and trees fill the background.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29January 06 20132013-01-06Wide outdoor photo of a large crowd filling a field in front of a stage backed by a hill with trees. Hundreds of people, mostly in white clothes with some in colourful saris and salwar, sit on red plastic chairs or stand in rows. A decorated stage with a white arch reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with a deity murti and figures on it. Floodlight towers, white projection screens and speaker stacks surround the area.2010-12-29Aerial view of a very large outdoor satsang gathering held before a rocky, forested hill. Hundreds of devotees, mostly dressed in white with some in colourful saris and salwars, sit on rows of red and white plastic chairs under decorated pavilions with red and white canopies. Palm fronds and garlands line the walkways, and a large white screen and loudspeakers stand at the sides. A white-clad person stands near the right edge among the crowd. The scene shows a well-attended public discourse in an open ashram ground.2013-01-06January 06 20132013-01-06Large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on red plastic chairs facing a distant stage set against a green rocky hill under a pale sky. A man in a brown striped shirt in the foreground holds a white rolled object; a woman in a red blouse and white sari and a girl in a white top with an orange cap sit nearby. A small boy in a striped shirt is visible among the rows. The stage has an arched banner reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with a figure seated centre stage, though at this distance his appearance cannot be confirmed.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29July 27 20082008-07-27Outdoor gathering of a very large crowd in front of a covered open-air stage at the foot of a rocky, tree-covered hill. Dense crowds of devotees, many in white clothing and some in colourful saris, fill the grounds. Canopies with red and yellow trim shelter the stage, and rows of red plastic chairs sit near the front. Large white projection screens flank the area, with palm fronds and decorative streamers along the edges. A tall red-and-white communication tower stands to the left under a clear sky. No individual figure can be clearly identified as a specific speaker from this distance.2013-01-06