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December 29 2008

Evening photograph inside a large white tent with draped fabric ceiling and string lights. A crowd of several hundred people, many seated on the green carpet and rows of chairs, faces a raised red-draped platform where a man in white robes with an orange shawl stands beside a video camera on a tripod. Several people in orange and white clothing sit near the front. A red carpet with decorative border runs along the foreground, and a red-draped stage with garlanded decoration appears at right. Scene suggests a religious gathering.

December 29 2008

A festive crowd dances on a red carpet under a white tent strung with colored lights, at what the page describes as a Jayanthi satsang. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban, orange robe and orange shawl stands with palms pressed together at left. Beside him, several young men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with red-orange shawls, dance and raise their hands. A bearded man in a cream kurta with a red-orange shawl lifts his arms and smiles at center. Behind them, seated devotees, a video camera on a tripod and a painted backdrop of greenery and banana leaves are visible. Additional people wear white and red attire at the right edge.

Evening event in a large white-canopied tent with a green carpet and rows of seated devotees. A man in a white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl stands on a raised pink-draped platform before a microphone stand and tripod-mounted camera, with a headset on. Audience members in white, orange and dark clothing sit on plastic chairs and floor mats, some wearing orange garlands. Stage lights hang beneath the canopy and a decorative blue-and-white fabric backdrop lines the tent wall.

Evening outdoor gathering under a white canopy tent with hanging lights. A large crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white with some in red, orange and green, stands and sits on white plastic chairs holding small lit oil lamps. On a raised red-draped platform at left, a single figure in a long white and orange garment stands at a microphone stand, facing the crowd. At right, a decorated altar with garlands and a red cloth holds ritual items. Green carpet covers the ground.

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Evening outdoor gathering under a large white tent with string lights overhead. A figure in a long cream robe stands on a raised red-draped platform at left, near a camera on a tripod. A dense crowd of many people sits on white plastic chairs across a green mat floor, most in white clothing, many holding small oil lamps lit in their hands. Some younger children in colourful shirts sit at the front. Red and white decorative fabric lines the tent edges.

December 29 2008

A photograph of a large open-air gathering under a red-and-white striped tent canopy. In the foreground, a central figure in white with a gold-bordered dhoti or sari and long dark hair stands on a green mat, arms outstretched and hands joined with others. Around them, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, orange and saffron robes, and white sarees with gold borders dance and raise their hands. One man in orange with a beaded mala and gold chain stands at the left edge, and a man in orange with a red shawl stands near centre. A toddler in a pink outfit is held by a woman in a yellow-and-white sari. Behind them, a crowd fills the tent, with a cameraman on a tripod at the back. Some people wear name badges on lanyards. No readable text appears in the scene. a person candidate not confidently established from appearance alone.

A large tented hall with a green floor and white draped fabric walls trimmed with red bands. A crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts stands in a dense circle, many with arms raised as if dancing or chanting together. On the right, a seated woman in an orange sari faces the group, and a table in the foreground displays stacks of books and printed materials. Overhead, rows of lights hang beneath the white canopy. The setting appears to be a yoga or meditation program event with a participatory group activity.