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Night outdoor gathering on a sandy open ground, with a large crowd seated on plastic chairs and on the sand, facing a lit projection screen at the far end. Strings of small lights and red-orange fairy lights line the open field. In the right foreground a bald man in an orange top and white dhoti stands with his hands clasped behind his back, while a man in a checked shirt stands nearby holding a cloth bag. A woman in a red sari sits on a chair in the centre foreground.

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A night-time outdoor gathering of a large crowd seated in rows of plastic chairs on a sandy ground, most wearing white shirts and dhotis. Strings of small red-and-white lights run across the field, and at the far end a raised stage with a lit backdrop shows a screen projecting a seated figure. Two bright floodlights illuminate the stage. The audience faces the stage with their backs to the camera.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17August 05 20092009-08-05April 17 20112011-04-17Night photograph of a very large outdoor crowd gathered on open ground at Tiruvannamalai Adheenam. Most people wear white shirts and dhotis or saris, with some in orange, red and blue checked shirts in the foreground. Red and white string lights and tall white floodlamps line the grounds. On a raised stage at the back, a lit screen shows a seated figure in orange and gold, and a dark hill rises behind the scene.2011-04-17Night outdoor gathering of many devotees seated in rows of white and coloured plastic chairs on sand, all facing a distant stage with a small illuminated screen showing a figure. Two floodlights on the stage tower light the scene, and strings of lights run along the back. Most attendees wear white shirts and dhotis or light clothing; a woman in the middle has a long braid with white flowers. Foreground viewers are seen from behind.2011-04-17Night outdoor gathering on a sandy open ground at Tiruvannamalai Adheenam. Rows of white and coloured plastic chairs face a lit stage with a large screen showing a green image, flanked by floodlights and a string of small lights around the edge. A full moon is visible in the dark sky. Many people stand and walk across the ground; a man in a white shirt and a man in a black t-shirt and jeans walk in front, a woman in a yellow salwar kameez stands nearby, and men in white dhotis and women in white saris sit or stand among the crowd.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17December 29 20102010-12-29April 17 20112011-04-17