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A dense night crowd of devotees fills an open ground in front of a decorated entrance arch hung with multicoloured bunting in red, green, blue and yellow and strings of small lights. Above the arch is a large banner portrait of a long-haired figure framed by a white circle, with Tamil text printed on it. Strings of lamps and floodlights brighten the scene. Many men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris stand closely packed, some with garlands and flower-decorated hair. Low pavilion sheds line the left side. Faces are not identifiable at this scale.

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Night crowd at an outdoor stage event under string lights and a striped bunting canopy. A large backdrop shows a smiling portrait of a woman and Tamil script on a green panel. A figure in orange robes stands on the raised stage above the crowd. Many people in white clothes, some with beaded necklaces, fill the foreground, and women wear flowers in their hair and saris in blue, green and gold. Bright floodlights line the stage edges.2009-08-05August 05 20092009-08-05April 19 20082008-04-19Night photograph of an outdoor stage under a white canopy strung with rows of colourful triangular bunting, green and yellow banana-leaf style decorations, and bright floodlights. On the stage, several people in white clothes and white caps stand and sit around a central white-draped seat, while a few figures in saffron and orange robes stand near the centre. A large banner behind them shows a portrait of a man with white hair and a Tamil caption. A dense crowd of spectators, mostly in white and pale clothing, fills the foreground. A camera on a tripod is set up at the stage edge.2008-04-19August 05 20092009-08-05January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08August 05 20092009-08-05January 08 20122012-01-08August 05 20092009-08-05Night photograph of a large outdoor crowd facing a lit stage in Tiruvannamalai. The stage has a red and white canopy with a banner reading in Tamil script, a decorated central seat or shrine with floral garlands and a gold-tinged backdrop, and a small ornate structure in the middle. Strings of lights and bunting frame the open ground. Crowd members wear white shirts, blue and yellow shirts, a purple sari, and a child in a colourful outfit. Figures in the foreground are shown from behind, and a bald man in a white shirt faces the camera at right. Speakers and stage lights are visible at the sides. No figure on the stage is clearly identifiable as a specific person.2010-01-08 +1 copiesDecember 29 20102010-12-29