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Wide night-time view of a very large outdoor satsang gathering lit by rows of tall floodlights. A long central walkway covered with a red-brown carpet runs between orange cloth barriers toward a distant stage area. Rows of blue plastic chairs with white RESERVED signs fill the foreground on both sides, occupied by many seated devotees, mostly in white shirts and sarees. Orange and saffron flags and banners line the far edges of the grounds.

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A night-time outdoor satsang at a large open ground, photographed from the back looking toward a stage. Thousands of seated devotees fill both sides of the view, separated by long orange barrier ribbons along a central red-carpeted aisle leading to a small stage with white plastic chairs and a raised platform. Bright floodlights on tall poles light the scene against a dark sky, with orange flags and a blue fence in the background. In the lower right, men in white shirts and saffron-orange dhotis sit near a RESERVED sign. Their dress is plain white and orange, with no clearly identifiable individual.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-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+.2010-02-17A night-time outdoor satsang in a large open ground lit by tall white floodlight towers. Thousands of seated devotees fill both sides of a long central aisle covered in red carpet and bordered by orange banners. Most attendees wear saris and kurtas in mixed colours; many sit on white plastic chairs. At the far end of the aisle, a few white chairs sit near the stage area, and one figure sits cross-legged on the red carpet near the centre, wearing a light-coloured garment. Purple fencing and buildings are visible in the background.2010-02-16 +1 copiesA 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 very large outdoor satsang audience seated on white plastic chairs and mats across an open ground under bright floodlights. Two long orange cloth runners form a central aisle lined with red-brown earth, leading toward a small stage area with white chairs at the far end. A single seated figure in orange and white robes sits on the aisle near the stage. Audience members wear saris in pink, green, yellow and purple, and white shirts. A purple fence and buildings with orange flags stand in the background.2010-02-16 +1 copiesA wide night-time photograph of a large outdoor satsang audience seated in rows of blue plastic chairs on a lit field. Many attendees in colourful saris and kurtas sit facing a stage beyond the frame. Tall white floodlights illuminate the scene, and a long orange fabric barrier runs along the front of the seating with orange flags visible in the background. No individual speaker is clearly visible in the frame, so no person is identified as a person.2010-02-17A nighttime outdoor satsang in a large open ground lit by tall white floodlights. Thousands of seated devotees fill both sides of a long central aisle covered with red carpet and bordered by orange cloth barriers. Many women wear colourful saris and many men wear white shirts and dhotis. In the distance at the far end of the aisle, a small raised stage area holds white chairs and a few figures, with orange flags visible among the trees and buildings behind. A seated woman in a pink-and-white outfit sits alone on the red carpet near the middle of the aisle. A blue fence runs along the back of the grounds.2010-02-16 +1 copiesNight 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-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 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 copies