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Night photograph of a very large outdoor satsang audience seated on the ground, filling the frame from front to back. Many people wear over-ear headphones for translation or audio, and some wear lanyards. Clothing is mostly white, grey and pastel, with an orange sari and a red jacket visible among them. Two bright floodlights glow in the background above rows of trees. The crowd appears to number in the hundreds or more.

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Night-time outdoor satsang audience seated on mats and green cloth at a large open-air gathering, lit by floodlights and strings of small lights. Many devotees wear white or cream kurtas and saris with orange shawls and stoles, and several wear beaded flower garlands and rudraksha-style necklaces; some bare-chested men wear orange dhotis. Many attendees have over-ear headphones for translation. Foreground women in orange and white sit smiling, and a man in an orange shawl and pink-and-white checked shirt sits at left.2015-05-05Night-time outdoor satsang with a very large seated audience filling the frame, rows of people wearing black over-ear headphones for translation and yellow lanyards. Foreground includes a woman in a yellow sari, a woman in light blue with glasses, a woman in beige shawl, and a figure in red jacket; many wear white or cream clothing. Bright stage lights glow at the top and a metal barrier rail runs along the right edge over a red carpet.2010-01-09A large night-time outdoor gathering of devotees seated on white plastic chairs across a wide open ground, facing a distant stage lit by bright floodlights. Rows and rows of people in white dhotis and shirts, saris in blue, purple, pink and orange, and some women with long plaits and flowers fill the foreground and midground. A man in a white shirt and trousers stands at the left edge near the seated crowd. Several large trees and tents line the far background under a dark sky. No single presenter is clearly identifiable among the audience.2010-01-09 +1 copiesA large outdoor night audience seated in white plastic and blue padded chairs, facing toward the stage out of frame. Many people wear saris and salwar in bright colours, with men in white shirts and white dhotis or caps. Floodlights on tall poles light the scene, and rows of orange and saffron banners and flags line the background. The crowd extends back to the far edge of the grounds.2010-02-16 +1 copiesA large outdoor night gathering of a very dense audience seated in rows of white and blue plastic and blue padded chairs under rows of bright floodlights on tall poles. Most attendees wear white or light-coloured shirts and trousers, with some men in white dhoti-style cloth and white head cloths; several women wear yellow, green and pink saris. Orange banners and flags line the distant stage area beneath the night sky. The crowd faces toward the stage, which is not clearly visible.2010-02-16A night photograph taken from the back of a large outdoor satsang ground, showing a dense crowd of seated devotees in white, saffron and colourful saris and shirts on blue plastic chairs over green mats. Bright floodlights line the field and orange draped barriers run across the ground toward a stage that is out of frame at the far end. The seated audience is at the front and a second crowd of people is visible further back. No single figure can be identified as a person in the frame.2010-02-17A large outdoor night gathering of many seated devotees, mostly women in saris and salwar in teal, maroon, yellow, pink and white, watching a distant stage under bright floodlights. Rows of white plastic chairs fill the open ground, with trees and a tent-like structure beyond. No individual speaker is clearly visible in the frame; the crowd fills most of the view.2010-01-09Night photograph of a large open-air outdoor gathering lit by bright floodlights on poles. Hundreds of women are seated in rows of white plastic chairs on sandy ground, most in saris and shawls in teal, maroon, purple, yellow and white, many with heads covered. Trees and distant stalls line the dark field behind them. The crowd fills the frame, with the foreground seats in focus and the rear rows fading into the lights.2010-01-09A large night-time outdoor satsang crowd seated on white plastic chairs in rows, facing a stage out of frame. Many hundreds of devotees fill the field, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez in orange, pink, green, yellow, lavender and white, with some men in white shirts. Several tall floodlights light the scene, and strings of small lights are strung between poles in the background.2005-11-21 +1 copiesA large night-time outdoor gathering of seated devotees, mostly men in white and cream shirts and dhotis, some in yellow, orange and blue kurtas, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Rows of people fill the foreground and recede into a vast crowd under bright floodlights and dark trees. Saffron flags and a banner appear at the edges of the open ground. The scene is wide and dense with people.2010-01-09Night outdoor gathering of a very large audience seated in white plastic chairs on a grassy field, lit by several bright floodlights on tall poles. Many attendees wear white shirts, dhotis and kurtas, and women wear saris in magenta, maroon, yellow and orange. Rows of seated people recede into the dark distance toward a building on the right. A faint blue bird logo appears in the upper left corner, and a copyright notice is printed over the lower right. No speaker, stage or identifiable individual is clearly visible, and no one is positively identified as a person.2005-11-16 +1 copiesNovember 16 20052005-11-16