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A night-time outdoor gathering photographed from the centre aisle between two long orange barrier cloths. Rows of seated audience members fill both sides, many in white and light clothing. At the far end a lit stage with a red-and-white striped canopy and a large backdrop screen stands under floodlights, with a few people in white seated or standing near the stage and a projection screen to each side showing portraits. Small vehicles are parked at the right edge.

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Night photograph from the rear of a large open-air satsang venue, with a long central aisle of bare earth lined by orange-saffron barrier cloth. Thousands of seated audience members fill rows of white and grey plastic chairs on both sides, most seen from behind. A lit stage at the far end has a red and gold canopy, a backdrop with a framed portrait and a banner, and white-clad figures seated near the front. Two large screens flank the stage and bright overhead lamps light the scene. Some audience members in white shirts and colourful saris stand near the right edge.2010-02-16 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large outdoor satsang venue filled with rows of white plastic chairs and seated audience members, separated by a central red-carpeted aisle bordered by orange barriers. Bright floodlights line the grounds. At the far end a raised stage with a red-and-gold canopy and a large backdrop holds a few white-clad figures near a central seat, with screens on either side. Audience members wear mostly white and colourful clothing. Crowd is dense and extends to the horizon of the venue.2010-02-16A large outdoor evening satsang at night, viewed down a long central aisle lined with saffron-orange cloth barriers. Hundreds of seated attendees fill rows on both sides under strong floodlights on tall poles. Many wear white or light-coloured clothing; a few wear lanyards. A man in a white t-shirt with an orange lanyard sits in the foreground beside the orange barrier. The aisle leads toward a distant stage area, but no clearly identifiable speaker is visible. The scene is crowded and well lit against a dark night sky.2010-02-16Night photograph of a large outdoor satsang taken from the front of a long central aisle lined with orange cloth barriers and a red-brown dirt path. Hundreds of seated attendees fill white plastic chairs on both sides; many wear white, while women in colourful saris sit to the right. At the far end, a stage with a red and white canopy holds a seated figure in white and a few white-clad attendants, with large screens flanking it under bright floodlights and a row of parked white vehicles behind. Dense crowd fills the frame, so the count is well above 100.2010-02-16 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor satsang at a large open ground. A lit stage with an orange-and-blue striped canopy sits at the far end of a long central aisle lined with metal barrier railings. A dense crowd of seated people fills both sides of the aisle, many in light clothing. Several large screens show a glowing orange and yellow figure, and smaller screens flank the stage. Small figures in orange robes are visible on the stage, which is decorated with flowers.2010-01-10Night-time photograph of a large outdoor satsang in Salem, Tamil Nadu. A long central aisle lined with orange barrier fencing runs toward a lit stage at the far end, where a red and gold canopy frames a seated presenter. Thousands of seated attendees in white and pastel clothing fill rows of chairs on both sides, and a single white-shirted person stands at the lower right edge of the aisle. Tall white floodlights and green-lit poles line the grounds, with large screens flanking the stage and a dark sky above.2010-02-16Night photograph of an open-air outdoor satsang venue lit by a row of white floodlight poles. Rows of seated audience members in white shirts and dark clothing fill the left side, while black chairs fill the right. A central aisle runs toward a distant stage draped with orange and red fabric, with a lit banner backdrop. Orange cloth barriers line the aisle, and two empty white plastic chairs stand at its edge. The stage and far audience are too small to show individual faces or details.2010-02-17Night-time outdoor satsang on a large open ground under many tall white floodlights. A long red carpet runs down the centre between two orange cloth barriers toward a small stage area with white plastic chairs. Thousands of seated devotees fill both sides; men on the right wear white shirts and some orange, women on the left wear sarees and salwar in mixed colours. A blue boundary wall and a distant building appear in the background. The crowd is too dense to count, so the count range is 100+.2010-02-17Night-time outdoor satsang at a large open ground. Thousands of seated devotees fill white plastic chairs on both sides of a long central walkway lined with orange cloth barriers and a red carpet running toward a distant stage. Many attendees wear white shirts, dhotis, sarees and salwar kameez in varied colours. Tall floodlights on poles light the scene, and orange and red flags are visible in the background. The camera looks down the aisle toward the front, where a small group sits near the stage. No individual figure at the front can be clearly distinguished as a candidate.2010-02-16 +1 copiesA large outdoor evening satsang at night under bright floodlights on tall poles. Thousands of seated attendees fill the open ground in rows of white plastic chairs. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some in saffron or orange. A long central aisle is lined by orange cloth barriers and covered with a red-brown carpet, leading toward a distant stage and a few white chairs at the far end. Orange flags and a blue fence border the grounds, and a faint logo sits in the upper left corner.2010-02-17Night outdoor satsang with a large crowd seated in blue plastic chairs on both sides of a central walkway lined with bamboo barricades. At the far end a lit stage under an orange and blue canopy holds a figure seated on a raised platform with a backdrop; flower decorations line the stage edge. Large screens on either side show a close-up of a figure in orange and white. Green-lit trees frame the scene.2010-01-10Night-time outdoor satsang on a large open ground. Rows of audience members sit on blue plastic chairs facing a lit stage with orange and white canopy, a central speaker area and side screens showing a figure in orange. Bright floodlights and green-lit trees frame the scene; metal barrier rails divide the seating aisles. Hundreds of people are visible across the audience, many in white, orange and yellow clothing.2010-01-10