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Night photograph of a very large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on plastic chairs and floor mats facing a distant illuminated stage. Many attendees wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear saris in white, cream, pink and yellow, and some men wear pink and red head cloths. Bright floodlights stand on poles, strings of small yellow and orange lights and bunting stretch overhead, and a large banner hangs on the left. On the right a decorated stage with red and gold trim and a throne-like central seat is lit for the event. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated crowd, so no identification is made.

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January 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph of a very large outdoor gathering seated on red plastic chairs and mats across an open ground, with many people in white clothing and some in colourful saris and headscarves. Floodlights and strings of lights illuminate the scene. In the distance a decorated stage with red and white draping and a central dais holds a seated figure under an ornate canopy. Banners stand at the left and a row of festoon decorations runs across the background. Fine audience detail is limited by distance, so the exact count is an estimate of a very large crowd.2010-01-08Night photo of a huge open-air satsang at Tiruvannamalai: a large crowd of devotees, mostly men in white shirts and women in saris, sits on plastic chairs and mats behind bamboo barriers. Bright floodlights light the field and strings of bulbs cross overhead. At the far end, a decorated red-and-gold stage with a central canopy and arch is lit, and a figure sits at its centre, too small and distant to describe with confidence. Banners and a signboard stand at the left edge. The gathering is visibly very large but the dense crowd cannot be counted individually.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Night-time outdoor satsang at a large open ground, with a huge crowd of devotees seated on plastic chairs and mats facing a lit stage. The stage has a decorated canopy with a central seated figure in the distance, too small to identify. Many attendees wear white, yellow and red clothing, and several women wear white or pastel saris and head coverings. Floodlights, strings of bunting and banners line the field, and white cloth barriers run along the front rows.2010-01-08Night-time outdoor satsang on a wide open ground, photographed from the back of the crowd looking toward a brightly lit stage. Hundreds of people sit on rows of plastic chairs, many in white, colourful saris and salwar kameez, with men in white shirts on the left. Bamboo barricades form a central aisle leading to the stage. Large floodlights and tall side screens with printed banners frame the scene, and a purple canopy and a golden stage with a backdrop are visible at the far end. The people are small and distant, so exact individual details are not clear.2010-01-22Night-time outdoor satsang seen from the rear of a large open ground, with a dense crowd of hundreds seated on plastic chairs between bamboo-pole barriers, facing a lit stage. Many attendees wear white and colourful saris and shirts. Bright floodlights stand at the sides, and a purple-draped side platform and a lit stage with an orange-and-gold backdrop sit at the far end. Large screens flank the stage, and a banner on the right shows a woman's portrait beside Tamil script. Audience count is well above twenty but cannot be counted precisely.2010-01-22 +1 copiesA night-time outdoor satsang gathering photographed from the back of a large open field. Hundreds of seated attendees face a brightly lit stage with a white and red canopy, decorated with floral and banner work, and a purple-draped stage on the left. Blue and white plastic chairs fill the crowd area, and bamboo-pole barriers separate the aisles. A large screen on the right shows a projected image. Floodlights illuminate the scene against a dark sky. Most attendees wear saris and dhotis in mixed colours, and a few people stand near the front. No individual figure on stage is clearly identifiable as a distinct candidate.2010-01-19Night outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated in rows behind white barriers, mostly women in saris and headscarves in green, pink, purple and orange, with some children. Bright floodlights on tall stands light the field, and strings of lights hang across the scene. A large framed portrait on a stage at the back shows a figure in saffron clothing, but no clearly identifiable person is visible on stage in the foreground.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08