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Night photograph of a very large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on the ground behind white cloth barriers and bamboo fencing. Many people wear white, with some women in white head coverings and others in bright clothing. Bright floodlights on tall metal towers light the scene from the right. Strings of small yellow lights and marigold garlands hang across the open ground. Several large banners on the rear stage area carry printed portraits and text, and a lit tower is visible in the centre. The crowd fills the foreground, and no single person stands out clearly.

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January 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph of a very large crowd of devotees seated on the ground in front of a brightly lit outdoor stage. Many wear white and light clothing, with women in saris and salwar kameez in varied colours. Bright floodlights on a tall metal frame illuminate the scene, and strings of yellow lights and decorative garlands hang across the open area. Long white cloth barriers and bamboo fencing separate rows of seated people. A banner with a portrait and text is visible in the background. No individual person can be clearly identified as the speaker from this view.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Night-time outdoor gathering of a very large crowd facing a stage. Most attendees wear white clothing, including men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris and salwar kameez, with some in green and pink. Strings of small electric lights hang across the open ground, and bright floodlights stand at the right. A large banner with a colourful painted image and text is mounted on the stage area, and white cloth banners are held along the front rows. Some elderly men have white tilak marks on their foreheads. No individual speaker is identifiable as a person in this frame.2010-01-08Night-time outdoor gathering of a very large crowd, filling the foreground and midground, many wearing headphones for translation. Men and women sit or stand close together behind white barrier cloths. Strings of yellow flower garlands and small lights stretch across the top of the frame, with floodlights on poles at left. Two large banners on the stage area show portraits of a saffron-robed figure with long hair, one on a red-and-yellow banner and one on a white banner. Many people wear white, saffron and colourful saris and kurtas.2010-01-08Night photograph of a very large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on the ground behind long white cloth barriers tied to bamboo posts. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris, including a woman in a yellow sari in the lower right, face a raised stage area at right. Bright floodlights on tall poles light the scene, and strings of small lights and bunting stretch across the background above a distant tent and structures. A dark stage speaker stands at right.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08December 29 20102010-12-29Night photograph of a very large outdoor crowd seated on the ground behind white cloth barriers tied with rope to bamboo posts, facing a raised stage. Bright floodlights on tall stands illuminate the scene, and strings of small yellow lights and bunting hang overhead. Many people in white shirts, saris and salwar kameez, including several elderly women in the foreground, watch the stage. A tall black speaker or stage column stands at the right edge, and banners are visible in the background. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from this view.2010-01-08Night photograph of a very large outdoor crowd at a person Jayanthi celebration in Thiruvannamalai, shot from behind rows of standing devotees toward a brightly lit stage area. Most attendees wear white dhotis and white kurtas or saris, with some men in orange-and-white shirts and women in red, green and yellow saris. Bright floodlights on tall stands illuminate the field, and a decorated float or palanquin, lit banners and a tall pole appear in the background. Metal barricades and a row of chairs separate the front of the crowd. No individual person is clearly identifiable as a specific figure.2010-12-29Night-time outdoor gathering of a very large crowd facing a brightly lit stage at a public ground in Thiruvannamalai. Dense rows of people, many women in colourful saris and head coverings and men in white or pastel shirts, fill the foreground, with heads receding into the distance. Floodlight towers and suspended white screens flank the event, and a decorated stage with red and gold draping and a canopy stands at the far end. Individual faces are too small to read, so no one is singled out. The scene reads as a large public discourse or celebration.2010-12-29Night outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated on plastic chairs and mats behind white cloth barricades, lit by bright stage floodlights. Many attendees wear white shirts, white dhotis and saris, with some in darker or coloured saris. A string of small lamps hangs across the scene. On the left, a large banner shows a portrait of a man with a hand raised beside stylised lettering. The stage at the far distance is set up with lights and screens. The photo is watermarked on the lower right with the archive credit.2010-01-08