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A large outdoor evening satsang at night, with a crowd of devotees standing in rows and seated on red plastic chairs, many with palms pressed together in namaste. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, one man in a checked shirt, and women wear sarees in pink, green, purple and orange, some with flowers in their hair. Illuminated lit light towers framed with string lights stand on either side of the stage area, and a large screen displays a figure in the distance. A blue banner with Tamil text is visible among the crowd.

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Night outdoor satsang seen from behind a crowd of seated devotees on red and blue plastic chairs. Many people, most in white or pastel clothing, some in saffron or green saris, and a man in a khaki shirt and a man in a white t-shirt with a lanyard sit in the foreground. Two illuminated, light-strung towers flank a stage area in the background, and a blue banner with Tamil text hangs at right. Small children sit in the front row. No speaker is clearly identifiable in this view.2010-01-20A photograph of a large outdoor evening satsang audience seated on rows of red and blue plastic chairs under night sky. Many attendees wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers, while others wear orange, saffron, green and pink saris and salwars. A man in the foreground left wears a green checked shirt and a man in front centre wears a white shirt with a white lanyard and rudraksha mala. A woman in a green sari sits to the right, and a small child in orange sits between the rows. Behind them a wooden barrier and many standing people stretch back toward a stage area lit with string lights and a large white screen. No identifiable speaker is visible.2010-01-20Night photograph of a large outdoor satsang audience seated in rows of red plastic chairs, facing a lit stage at left. Many people in mostly white, cream, pastel and saffron-tinted clothing sit closely together, some with flowers in their hair. Overhead floodlights and string lights illuminate the open grounds. On the stage, a blue-and-gold canopy frames a large backdrop with a red panel and a central white speaker's stand, while a figure in white stands at the lit stage area. A portrait-style banner appears at the left edge of the stage. The people are too small and distant for individual identification.2005-11-21 +1 copiesA large night-time outdoor satsang crowd seated on red plastic chairs facing a distant stage. Hundreds of attendees, mostly seen from behind or in profile, include men in shirts and women in sarees and salwar in varied colours, some with flowers in their hair. Three tall floodlights illuminate the open ground, and strings of small lights are visible in the background. The stage on the left has a blue and gold canopy, a red banner with Tamil script, and a lectern with white draping. No individual speaker can be clearly distinguished on the stage.2005-11-21November 19 20052005-11-19November 24 20062006-11-24December 29 20102010-12-29January 08 20102010-01-08A large outdoor crowd stands in rows at dusk, many with palms pressed together in namaskar or hands folded in prayer. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris in orange, blue, gold and green, and young people in casual shirts face forward toward an unseen focal point. Red plastic chairs are scattered among the standing devotees, and tall banners with illuminated lettering hang on poles in the background, with a scaffold and a blue vehicle at left. The scene suggests a devotional gathering or pada puja, though the focal stage is not visible.2010-01-24Outdoor evening gathering in which a large crowd stands with palms pressed together in prayer, facing forward. Most wear white traditional clothing, including white dhotis and white sarees, while some women wear blue, green and orange saris. A young child in a pink shirt stands among them. Rows of red plastic chairs fill the foreground. Behind the crowd a red truck sits beside a large tiered stage lit with string lights, and a banner reads in Tamil about Bhagavad Gita satsang. A projection screen is set up at the left.2010-01-24January 21 20102010-01-21Night outdoor satsang with a large crowd of seated devotees in rows of red plastic chairs, facing a lit stage at the left. Many people in white, cream, green, orange and yellow saris and shirts, some with long braids and flowers in their hair. The stage has a blue canopy with a pair of raised hands and red banners with Tamil script, and a large backdrop screen showing a portrait of a man in white. Floodlights, strings of lights and a small banner on a pole light the scene. No figure on stage is clearly identifiable as a person, so the candidate is unsure.2005-11-21 +1 copies