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Night-time outdoor event under a white tent with a blue floor covering. On the left, a seated person in white dhoti and yellow-trimmed shawl sits beside a small white table holding brass vessels, fruit and a golden kalasha-style pot. Near the table, a figure in orange robes sits in front of a pink and cream draped backdrop. A dense crowd of men in white kurtas, yellow and white shirts, and light blue shirts stands along the table, many looking toward the ritual area; a man in orange robe stands at right. Marigold garlands line the floor. Tent lights and a distant lit row of lamps are visible behind, with a banner in the far background. Ritual setting consistent with an abhishekam or puja line; a person candidate appearance uncertain at this distance.

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Night outdoor darshan at an open-air stage lit by floodlights, with palm trees behind. On the left, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and orange turban, with a garland of flowers around the neck, sits on a golden-yellow throne-like seat on a red carpet, with a bundle of fruit and flowers before him. A camera on a tripod is at the left edge. A long queue of devotees in white clothes, many women in white saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, stands in a line along a barricade toward the right. A man in white with a lanyard in the foreground gestures toward the stage, and an older man in white and a woman in a red sari stand nearby. Banners hang on poles at the right under lamps and bunting.2010-02-18Night outdoor event under a tent canopy strung with green leaves and marigold garlands. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands at a wooden podium with a microphone and a garland, facing a large crowd. Nearby, a woman in a green sari and an adult in white stand close to the stage. The crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis, women in saris and children fills the foreground and extends back past rows of red chairs toward lights and palm trees. A banner with a portrait is visible at the right edge. A cameraman and a white cooler are at the left. The central figure wears a distinctive saffron robe and turban with a garland, consistent with a person appearance, shown at the podium during a gathering.2010-02-18Night photograph of a large outdoor satsang or festival gathering under a white tent canopy. A dense crowd of many men in white dhotis and shirts fills the foreground and middle ground, with a few in beige, blue and orange clothing among them. Tall decorated pillars wrapped in colourful patterned fabric stand at the right edge, and strings of lights and a large screen appear in the background. Stage lights illuminate the scene from above.2010-02-12Night outdoor event on a red-carpeted stage under a purple canopy. On the left, a seated figure in orange robes with long hair sits on a raised throne-like seat with fruit and flowers before him. Beside him stands a man in an orange turban with a garland, next to a camera on a tripod. In the foreground, a line of devotees in white dhotis and saris, some with garlands, faces the stage. A white evaporative cooler sits at left. Strings of lights, palm trees and a large portrait banner are visible in the background, with a crowd filling the open ground at right.2010-02-18A large white-canopied tent event with a red-carpeted stage at the right. A crowd of many people, mostly in white and orange clothing, stands and gathers on the left and centre. On the stage, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange sari and stands behind a white draped podium decorated with a multicoloured floral garland and a small floral arrangement. Behind the stage hangs pink draped fabric with gold ornamental panels. Several men in white shirts and orange shawls stand among the crowd, and a child in white is visible at left. Blue railings and a green mat line the open area on the left.2008-12-30January 08 20122012-01-08A night-time outdoor satsang at a large open ground lit by bright floodlights. In the left foreground a raised stage with a wooden podium is decorated with a strip of flowers along its edge; a seated figure in orange robes sits at the left under a white canopy with blue fringe. Several men in white dhotis and shirts and orange-shawled attendants stand near the stage, one man in a yellow shawl in the centre-left foreground, and an older man with white hair and beard in white clothes and a rudraksha-style mala stands centre. A vast crowd of devotees, many in white, fills the green-carpeted ground behind a metal barrier. The scene suggests an evening darshan gathering.2010-01-10February 28 20092009-02-28January 21 20102010-01-21Night photograph of an outdoor public satsang and darshan at a large open ground under bright floodlights. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts fill a green mat area, many with saffron or white shawls, facing a raised stage at left. On the stage, a saffron-robed sannyasi sits near a wooden lectern and a saffron-wrapped figure with an orange turban stands among other white-clad people. Along the stage edge runs a garland of flowers in yellow, orange and pink. A man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti walks in the foreground. Rows of plastic chairs and a large crowd stretch back under a dark sky, with a white canopy and orange awning at the upper left.2010-01-10January 21 20102010-01-21Night-time outdoor event where a long queue of devotees, mostly women in white and pastel saris, stands on a blue mat with a red carpet beside it. Many men in white dhotis and kurtas stand among them. A white canopy with lights stands at right, and a stage with pink and red drapes and a lit altar area is visible in the background, where a figure in an orange-yellow shawl stands near the offerings. Several women wear headscarves and shawls in red, purple and green.2010-02-12