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Dusk 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.

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May 10 20172017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10Dusk crowd scene outside an ashram gate decorated with strings of multicoloured lights and red-lit pillars. A large banner on the left shows a figure in saffron-red robes with a long garland and a crown-like headdress, labelled as a portrait. Many people, mostly in white, cream and bright saris and kurtas, move blurrily through the street in front of a hill silhouette. A tall telecom tower stands at right and a flag flies at left. The main banner in the centre carries Tamil text.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.2017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10Dusk photo of a large outdoor crowd gathered in front of a lit stage at Nithyananda Peetham, Tiruvannamalai, with motion blur from people walking through the dense throng. A tall banner on the left shows a portrait of a man with long hair, a garland and a red-orange robe, labelled as a Nithyananda Peetham banner. Multicoloured string lights and red-and-purple decorative lights frame the stage arches, and a hill rises behind. Many people in saris, shirts and kurtas, some in saffron and orange, fill the foreground. A van and cars are parked at left, and a tall telecom tower stands at right. Visible signage on the stage reads in Tamil and English about the event.2017-05-10May 10 20172017-05-10Dusk crowd of many people moving through an open ground in front of a stage framed by red and multicoloured string lights. A large banner on the left shows a figure in red and orange robes wearing a garland and a crown-like headdress, labelled with a Tamil-script poster. A stage backdrop displays a red banner with Tamil text. Blurred motion of people in white, pink, orange and blue saris and shirts fills the foreground. The photograph is taken at night with a lens flare from stage lights.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.2017-05-10