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July 27 20082008-07-27Night outdoor gathering of a large crowd seated on rows of white and red and blue plastic chairs, facing a lit open-air stage with a white canopy. On the stage, several robed figures in saffron and white stand near a central backdrop. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with gold border leans forward between the chairs, and nearby women wear pink, teal and green saris. Many attendees wear white. Lamps light the pathway at right.2008-07-27July 27 20082008-07-27Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering at a spiritual conference in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Hundreds of attendees sit in rows of red plastic chairs on grass, many in white shirts and mundus, with some women in saris and girls with braided hair and flowers. A lit stage with a white canopy and a large banner displays Tamil text, and a bright floodlight illuminates the scene. On the right, a large screen shows a figure in a white robe. A tall banner on the left carries Tamil and English text. Some people stand at the edges and near the stage.2005-12-11Night photo of a large open-air outdoor audience seated in white plastic chairs on grass, facing an illuminated stage. The stage has a banner across the top reading in Tamil about the global spiritual conference, and a large golden backdrop with a framed portrait at the left edge. A figure in white stands on the stage near a central portrait area, with a speaker in front. Many devotees in white, saffron, checked and colourful saris fill the rows, with a fenced edge at the left and a tent canopy in the background. Some people in the foreground wear white shirts and sarees, and a woman near the front has white flowers in her braid.2005-12-11A large outdoor evening gathering at night, with a dense audience of hundreds seated in rows of red and blue plastic chairs on a open ground. Many attendees wear white clothing and head coverings. At the front, a raised stage under a canopy has a large painted backdrop with orange and red decorative patterns and a central figure, with a deity murti visible on the stage. Speaker cabinets flank the stage, and a projection screen stands at the left edge. Strings of lights and draped fabric decorate the perimeter under a dark sky.2009-02-23December 20 20112011-12-20A large night gathering of seated attendees in white shirts and dhotis faces a distant illuminated stage backdrop with red and gold decorations. Many people sit on blue, red, yellow and white plastic chairs under bright floodlights, while a few standing men in white walk through the aisles. The open-air setting appears to be an outdoor satsang or event venue after dark, with string lights along the perimeter and a small figure in orange at the stage area. Dense crowd fills most of the frame.2011-12-08Night outdoor event viewed from behind a large crowd seated on white plastic chairs in a open ground lit by tall floodlights. Hundreds of people, mostly women in saris and men in white shirts, face a brightly lit stage at the far end decorated with a lit canopy and an ornate golden shrine-like backdrop with a deity murti. Strings of decorative lights line the perimeter and loudspeakers stand at the right. Along the stage front, figures are visible but too small and distant for reliable identification of any individual.2011-12-20Night photograph of a large outdoor satsang audience seated on rows of red plastic chairs on grass, facing a brightly lit stage with a backdrop and a large screen. On the right, a projected screen shows a figure in a light robe, though no identity is visible. Several white-clad volunteers stand near the stage and aisles. Banners on the left carry Tamil text and a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam name. Floodlights illuminate the scene.2005-12-11A large night-time outdoor gathering seen from behind rows of mostly white plastic chairs, with a dense crowd of men and women in white and light-coloured clothing, several in red, orange and green saris. Bright floodlights on tall poles light the open ground, and a lit stage with decorative drapery stands in the distance at the right. Attendees sit and stand facing the stage, with a speaker tower visible in the middle distance.2011-12-20Night outdoor satsang photographed from the back of a large crowd seated on red, blue and yellow plastic chairs. Many people in white shirts and white dhotis or kurtas fill the foreground and middle, some standing in aisles. Bright floodlights on tall poles light the scene against a dark sky. At the far end a lit stage with an orange-and-gold backdrop holds a small seated figure with a few people around it. A white bird is faintly visible in the upper left sky.2011-12-08