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An outdoor evening gathering of a very large seated audience on plastic chairs in rows, many in white, blue and orange clothing. In the centre foreground a young man in an all-white kurta and dhoti walks barefoot down a sandy central aisle carrying a small object. Beyond the crowd, a decorated stage with a red backdrop, green foliage and a framed portrait is lit by stage lights, with more white-clad people on and around it. Tall palm trees and a few flags frame the scene.

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Wide outdoor view of a large crowd seated on blue plastic chairs in rows along a dirt pathway, separated by bamboo poles tied with rope. Many attendees wear white, while women wear orange, red, pink and green saris and salwars. Ahead, a stage with a red and orange backdrop bearing printed Tamil text and a framed image of a deity is decorated with greenery, and several people in white stand near it. Coconut palms, stage lights and speaker stacks frame the scene at dusk.2010-02-18A large outdoor crowd sits and stands in rows behind a bamboo barrier at an open ground lined with coconut palms and orange flags on poles. Many attendees wear white dhotis and white shirts, while women wear saris in orange, red and gold. A black loudspeaker stands at the barrier, and floodlight poles and overhead power lines run across the background. Most people sit on white plastic chairs or on the ground in the foreground, watching toward the stage area out of frame. The people count is high, well above one hundred.2010-02-18Outdoor crowd gathered on sandy ground beneath tall palm trees at dusk for a darshan event. Large numbers of people in white dhotis and white saris stand in long lines behind a rope barrier, with men in yellow shawls and red plastic chairs at the right edge. Portrait banners with printed figures hang on poles in the background near a yellow decorated float or chariot, and a garland of orange flowers drapes from a palm-leaf canopy at the upper left. A speaker stands at the left edge.2010-02-18A large outdoor crowd sits on blue plastic chairs and bare ground in front of a wooden rail fence at a stage function. Most attendees wear white shirts and dhotis, with women in saris and salwar kameez in blue, orange, pink and purple tones. Tall palm trees line the open field. Several red and white banners on poles show a saffron-robed figure with long hair in a portrait, and a yellow vehicle sits at the right edge beside a loudspeaker stack. The scene is a photograph of the gathered audience rather than an individual portrait.2010-02-18Outdoor evening event photographed from the rear of a seating area. Hundreds of seated attendees fill rows of blue and black folding chairs on sandy ground, separated by a central walkway lined with bamboo poles tied with rope. Many attendees wear white, saffron-orange, pink, green and yellow clothing. A young boy in a pink shirt stands in the walkway. On a distant stage under palm trees, figures in white robes stand near a backdrop with a large portrait and orange and red decorations, with stage lights and speakers on either side.2010-02-18A large outdoor gathering of a dense crowd, mostly dressed in white, fills a sandy open ground lined with tall palm trees under a pale evening sky. Many attendees wear white shirts, white dhotis and white saris, with some women in colourful saris among them. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and garland stands among seated devotees, and at right a man in white holds a wooden railing. Strings of lights, distant banners and a low red-roofed building frame the scene, with a large stage area visible in the background. Printed billboards on the left show portraits and text.2010-02-18Elevated view of a large outdoor stage function at dusk under strings of lights and tall palm trees. Several hundred seated audience members fill rows of blue and black plastic and folding chairs, separated by a central dirt aisle lined with bamboo poles. A small boy in grey stands alone in the aisle, and a man in a light shirt walks among the rows. On a distant stage, a large banner shows a saffron-robed figure, with figures in white and orange gathered beneath it and a decorated backdrop. Loudspeakers stand at the sides.2010-02-18December 29 20102010-12-29Large outdoor open-air gathering seated on rows of black folding chairs across a dusty earth ground, separated by a central aisle lined with wooden poles and rope. Hundreds of attendees in white, blue, orange, pink and yellow clothing sit facing a distant stage under a red-and-orange banner. Several people in white dress walk along the aisle toward the stage, and a small child in grey stands alone on the path. Palm trees, stage lighting towers and speakers frame the background at dusk.2010-02-18A large outdoor gathering of devotees sitting on bare ground in a palm-fringed open field at dusk. Most people wear white dhotis and white saris, with some women in red, orange, green and purple saris, and a few children visible. Rows of seated devotees fill the foreground and middle distance, facing toward a stage area with lights and a decorated structure. Tall palm trees line the background, a white vehicle stands near the right edge, and a small red-roofed building sits on the right. Banners hang on poles at the left. The crowd is dense and extends across most of the frame.2010-02-18A night-time outdoor satsang on open ground, photographed from behind a crowd of seated devotees facing a distant stage lit by several bright floodlights. Hundreds of people sit on white plastic chairs in rows, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, with some women in lavender and pink saris and headscarves. A man in white walks along the aisle at right carrying a bag, and one older man holds an open book. Stacked wooden chairs line the left edge, and tree silhouettes and a distant structure with banners appear at the back under a dark sky.2010-01-09Night photo of a large open-air outdoor gathering on a grassy field lit by bright floodlights on tall stands. Rows of white plastic chairs, some blue and green, face a stage area at the back. Hundreds of seated attendees, many in white and light clothing, sit in the right and centre, while a woman in a white sari walks across the left grass. Banners and stalls line the far background under a row of lights, and a wooden rail fence runs across the foreground.2005-12-11