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Night 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.

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Night-time outdoor gathering of a very large crowd, mostly men and some women, dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or sarees, with some in orange and saffron garments. Many stand close together on an open ground lit by floodlights and strings of lights along the edges. In the middle distance a raised area with a white ritual cloth and offerings is visible, and a white screen stands at left. A man in orange robes in the foreground at left looks ahead, while a few figures near the centre appear to be in devotional stance with hands folded. Several banners hang on poles in the background.2010-02-12January 08 20122012-01-08Night-time outdoor crowd gathered at a large open ground during a Mahashivratri event, with dense masses of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts or kurtas. A man in the foreground left wears an orange-saffron robe. Floodlights and strings of lights line the field, with a stage and tall lamp posts in the background. In the centre, a small altar holds lit oil lamps and offerings on a white cloth near a red-carpeted area. Banners hang from poles, one showing a portrait with printed text. The crowd is too dense to count precisely.2010-02-12December 29 20102010-12-29August 05 20092009-08-05August 05 20092009-08-05January 08 20122012-01-08A night-time outdoor gathering under a large white tent canopy, with a dense crowd of devotees standing and kneeling in rows. Many men wear white shirts and trousers, several with hands pressed together in anjali mudra, while some women wear yellow, orange and pink saris. A man at the right wears an orange garment. A flat-screen monitor on a tripod in the centre shows a video of a crowd or ritual scene. Bright floodlights, a decorated pillar with colourful painted bands at left, and orange flags line the grounds. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.2010-02-12December 29 20102010-12-29August 05 20092009-08-05December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29