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November 10 2011

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Night-time outdoor gathering under bright floodlights, with a very large crowd seated on green mats across an open ground. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and shirts sit playing drums, including a large barrel drum with a red and yellow body, and a long wind instrument. Behind them rows of attendees in white and cream clothing fill the space, with some saffron-robed figures at the right edge. Strings of lights and a tented stage area are visible in the background.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 30 20072007-12-30Night-time outdoor festival stage under white and blue-and-orange draped tents with fairy lights. Musicians sit at left in white clothes playing drums and percussion on a green-covered platform. In the centre, white-clad men gather near a raised stage with a lit oil lamp and flower offerings, while a crowd of people in white shirts and dark trousers walks and stands along a roped walkway. Seated spectators in plastic chairs and a striped shirt occupy the foreground. A large framed portrait hangs at right beside a green-lit tree and a red flag on a pole.2010-01-24Two seated drummers play Udal drums on a dirt ground at night while several standing men watch. The drummer on the left wears a white dhoti and an orange shawl and beats a drum with a lace-covered head and magenta cloth wrap. The drummer on the right wears a white turban with red stripes, white clothes, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, playing a drum with a patterned cloth wrap and a thin stick. Standing behind them, men in white kurtas and light trousers, some with orange shawls and beaded necklaces, look on. No identifiable a person appearance is present.2007-05-09Night outdoor gathering at a Tiruvannamalai event with a bright floodlight overhead and a string of small yellow lights strung across the open ground. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts with lanyards stand in a crowd; one man in white stands on a raised platform beside tall black speakers, appearing to address the crowd. In the foreground, a few seated men in checked shirts and light clothing lean on wooden barricade poles behind a low wooden rail. Plastic chairs and a small table with bags sit at the left edge. No identifiable appearance-based candidate for a person is clearly visible, so the speaker is described by role only.2011-11-10January 02 20162016-01-02December 20 20112011-12-20Night procession on an unpaved road lit by electric lights and garlands. Four musicians in white dhotis and shirts lead: at left a man plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style) with a yellow-green garland, a man in a white dhoti beats a barrel drum, and two men at right play a nadaswaram and a drum; one has a white cloth band on his forehead. Behind them, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis, some wearing orange shawls and garlands, walk in the procession alongside men in white. Decorative lights and a lit sign with fruit imagery frame the scene.2010-01-08Evening outdoor gathering at an ashram courtyard under a tree canopy and a corrugated shelter. Rows of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts and saffron-orange cloth sit on the paved ground, many with white ash markings on their foreheads. A woman in white sari and rudraksha mala stands at center. On the right, musicians in orange-saffron clothes play drums and a long wind instrument. A small shrine with a deity murti and lit lamps is visible at the left. The light is dim, with a dusk atmosphere.2015-11-25December 30 20072007-12-30October 20 20162016-10-20