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Night photograph of an outdoor event ground lit by a single bright floodlight. Devotees in white and pastel clothes stand in a loose line near a metal railing, several in white shirts and dhotis, women in sarees including a blue-and-gold and a yellow floral one, and a man in a light yellow shirt with hands pressed together in prayer at the lower right. Blue plastic chairs are set at left, orange flags are visible in the background, and a large speaker cabinet stands at right.

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Night photograph of a large outdoor public satsang gathering under bright floodlights. Rows of white and beige plastic chairs fill the open ground, with many people standing and walking between them. Attendees wear mostly white shirts and dhotis, plus striped shirts, pink, red and orange tops, and women in colourful saris. Some people stand in a queue or crowd near the left side, and a man in a white shirt and a man in a saffron-toned garment appear near the centre-right. The stage is not clearly visible.2010-01-10Night-time outdoor gathering at a temple-like ground under a large tree lit with green lights, with a crowd of devotees lined up behind bamboo railings. In the foreground, a man in a cream shirt and a woman in an orange-yellow saffron-toned sari with a rudraksha-style mala walk past a table holding offerings and small lamps, while white-clad attendants in white dhotis and shirts assist. A banner on a pole shows a portrait and printed text, and rows of red and white lights are strung on the right. Many people sit on red plastic chairs and stand watching.2010-01-22A night-time outdoor gathering on a sandy open ground lit by tall white floodlights and strings of small lights. Hundreds of people, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris, stand densely packed in the foreground, with rows of white chairs or mats stretching toward a distant stage area and a tall flagpole. Lush trees frame the left side. Several figures wear white and pastel colours; one woman in an orange-red sari stands near the centre. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person from this view.2009-08-05Night gathering on an open ground under dark trees, with a large crowd of men and women in white and pastel clothes standing and moving between rows of white chairs. Strings of orange lights and tall white pillar lamps with glowing bulbs line the field, and a row of tall bright floodlights glows at the right. Several people in white dhotis and shirts stand at the front edge, while women in saris and salwar kameez fill the middle. No clear main figure is singled out in the frame.2009-08-05November 16 20052005-11-16April 17 20112011-04-17Night outdoor satsang on sand with a large audience seated in rows of blue plastic chairs, viewed from the back. Many attendees face a distant illuminated stage with a canopy and bright floodlights, and side screens glow. Men and women wear white shirts, checked shirts and colourful saris and salwar; one man in a yellow checked shirt holds a small booklet. The crowd is very large, extending across the frame to the horizon.2010-01-10A night-time outdoor gathering of a very large crowd standing with eyes closed, apparently in meditation, on an open ground lit by tall floodlight towers. Men in white shirts and light trousers, some in blue or maroon shirts, stand behind rows of empty cream plastic chairs and a metal barrier. In the background a festoon of red and orange bunting and banners stretch across the stage area. The crowd is too large and dense to count individually.2008-05-09Night outdoor gathering of a large seated audience on plastic chairs over a dirt ground, lit by bright floodlights. Most attendees wear white dhotis and white shirts; a woman in a teal sari sits near the centre, and a man in a yellow dhoti sits at left. A man in a brown striped shirt sits at right foreground. Behind them an orange-and-green building is strung with red lights, and a water bottle sits on the ground.2011-11-10Night photograph of an outdoor public satsang venue. Rows of white plastic chairs with numbered tags fill the foreground, and a blue-seated area stretches back under floodlights. Several saffron-orange flags with blue emblems on tall poles stand among a dense crowd of standing men in white shirts, striped shirts and a blue shirt, a man in a white turban, and a woman in a green headscarf and red sari. Metal scaffolding and a stage structure rise at the right edge. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2010-01-10January 08 20122012-01-08Night-time photograph of an outdoor ashram gathering under bright floodlights strung along poles. Rows of colourful plastic chairs, mostly blue, green, red and white, face a raised stage area with two large black speaker cabinets on a stand in the centre. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts stand and sit in the crowd; some men wear pink or white shirts and women wear saffron-red and dark saris. A fairy-light line runs along a wall behind. A few men in white stand near a table at right. The scene suggests a devotional event with public address, though no specific ritual is clearly visible.2012-01-08