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A large outdoor gathering of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts, with a few women in blue and white saris, sits on blue plastic chairs facing a stage. Many people stand along a railing in the background. Orange flags and string lights line the open ground, with palm trees and a white van beyond. Several men wear rudraksha malas and tilak. A man in a green checked shirt in the foreground looks toward the stage.

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A large outdoor night gathering of seated people facing a stage, lit by bright floodlights and strings of lights. Most attendees wear white shirts and dhotis or plain shirts, while several men on the right wear saffron/orange robes and one has long matted hair and a beard. A uniformed police officer in khaki sits on the left. A man in the foreground has a white vibhuti/tilak mark on his forehead. The crowd fills the frame and extends far back toward a tented area and banners. No identifiable presenter is clearly visible in the frame, and no one's identity is established from appearance.2012-04-06A large night-time outdoor satsang audience seated on white plastic chairs and blue chairs under floodlights, with rows of orange banners and orange flags behind them. Many devotees wear white dhotis and white caps, others wear saris and salwar kurtas in red, pink, orange, blue and green, and several men wear shirts and trousers. Attendees watch intently toward the stage, which is out of frame. Some are seated near the front in a tented area. The scene is crowded, with hundreds of visible people filling the frame.2010-02-16A large outdoor night gathering of seated devotees facing a stage out of frame. Rows of white plastic chairs and blue upholstered chairs fill the foreground, with many people in white and pastel clothing, several men in white caps and white shirts, and women in saris of pink, purple, orange and red. Behind them, a long wall of saffron-orange fabric runs across the field, topped by a row of orange flags on poles and a crowd stretching far back under tall floodlights. The scene reads as a satsang audience listening to a talk.2010-02-16A large crowd of devotees sits in rows on an open ground at night, lit by bright floodlights and strings of lights on palm trees. Most are seated with eyes closed, appearing to meditate. Men wear white shirts, checked shirts and orange polo shirts; women wear saris in red, pink and cream, and one older woman wears a white head covering. Red plastic chairs are visible at the right side, and a tall lighting scaffold stands in the background. The scene resembles a satsang gathering, with no clearly identifiable figure at the front of the crowd.2006-11-24January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesA large crowd of men seated closely together at a night-time satsang in an open-air venue. Most wear white or light shirts and dhotis, with some in blue, checked or pink shirts. Tall white poles and a row of purple draped backdrop panels stand behind them, with saffron flags visible at the top and edges. Overhead lights glow in the dark sky. Several people in the rear are standing, and a few saffron cloth pieces appear at the left foreground. No single individual is identifiable as a presenter from this view.2010-02-16Outdoor satsang audience seated on blue chairs over a green mat, with a large crowd stretching back under orange bunting and a stage with lights and a camera on a tripod at the top. In the foreground a smiling man in a light blue shirt sits on a white plastic chair. Beside him a man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits with hands clasped, followed by a man in a white shirt and dark trousers and a woman in a grey sari. Further right, a woman in a red blouse and sari and other seated attendees in white and colourful saris and shirts fill the rows. No speaker's face or identity is determinable from the scene.2010-02-17A large outdoor evening crowd seated in rows of white plastic chairs facing a stage at a spiritual conference. Many men wear white shirts, and others wear checked or patterned shirts; several women wear saris in purple, brown, maroon and yellow, and a few children sit near the front. Bright stage lights and food stalls glow in the background, and a white projection screen stands at right beside scaffolding. No single speaker is clearly identifiable in the frame. Several hundred people are visible.2005-12-11A photograph of a large outdoor gathering of seated villagers under a bright sky with palm trees and dense green vegetation behind. In the foreground a woman in a pink sari sits beside a woman in a teal sari with a beaded handbag, and a man in a checked shirt and white towel over his shoulder sits among the crowd. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, some in orange and purple shirts, and women in colourful saris sit on plastic chairs and bare ground, while others stand further back. The scene suggests a public event, with no visible dais or a person figure clearly identifiable in the frame.2006-11-13Evening outdoor gathering of a large seated audience on white plastic chairs at a public ground, lit by tall floodlights against a dusk sky with trees behind. Foreground figures include an elderly woman in a blue sari, a woman in an orange sari holding a paper handout, a woman in a cream and green sari with bangles, and a man in a blue checked shirt. A bearded man in white with a blue turban sits among them. Many more attendees stand and sit further back, with stalls and a billboard visible at the edges. A large crowd fills the frame.2005-12-09A night-time outdoor satsang seen from behind a large audience seated on red and white plastic chairs across a grassy field. Hundreds of men and women in white shirts, saris and salwar kameez sit facing a stage out of frame, many with hands folded or holding books. Strings of bright lights and tents line the back of the ground under a dark sky. A woman in a purple sari reads from a book in the right foreground, and a man wearing a white shirt and a white tilak mark sits nearby. No speaker is visible in this frame.2005-12-11A large outdoor crowd of seated devotees fills an open dirt field during an event. Most sit on blue and red plastic chairs, many men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwar in blue, purple, pink and green. A wooden rail fence runs across the foreground. Tall palm trees and tall banners stand behind the crowd, including red banners bearing portraits of a saffron-robed figure with long hair. A stage with lights and speakers is visible at right. The photograph is taken from the rear of the audience.2010-02-18