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A large night-time outdoor satsang crowd seated in white plastic chairs under a row of bright floodlights on tall poles, with a dark sky above and faint string lights strung in the background. Hundreds of attendees fill the frame, mostly men in white or pale shirts and women in sarees, including a woman in a bright yellow saree near the centre and a small child at right. Many face forward toward an unseen stage. The scene reads as a discourse or satsang gathering with no visible deity murti, altar or Swamiji figure in view.

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November 16 20052005-11-16November 16 20052005-11-16Night photograph of a large outdoor satsang audience seated on white plastic chairs in a field lit by a row of tall pole lamps. Hundreds of people fill the foreground and middle ground, many women in colourful saris and salwar kameez in green, yellow, pink and blue, and men in white shirts and dhotis. Some elders with white hair sit in the front rows. Strings of small lights glow faintly at the back left, and a tall speaker or stage structure stands near the left. The scene is an open-air discourse gathering in the dark.2005-11-21Night photograph of a very large outdoor satsang crowd seated on the ground under bright floodlights on tall poles against a dark sky. Dense rows of devotees fill the frame: women in pink, green and maroon saris and men in white shirts and light trousers. Many are looking toward the stage out of frame. No stage, speaker or a person is visible in this view.2005-11-21 +1 copiesA large night-time outdoor satsang audience seated on rows of white plastic chairs and blue plastic chairs across a wide open ground. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwar, some with shawls and bags, sit facing a stage out of frame. Bright floodlights on poles light the field, trees and a low building stand in the background, and white and red decorated tents line the far side.2010-01-10November 20 20052005-11-20A large outdoor evening satsang audience seated in white plastic chairs on a open ground at dusk, facing a distant stage. Many people, mostly women in white, cream, green and multicoloured saris and salwar kameez, sit in rows behind a metal railing with a red carpeted walkway in front. Bright floodlights on tall stands light the scene, with a lit screen and saffron flags along the field edges and trees and buildings silhouetted against the night sky. A few white chairs are marked PRESS.2010-01-10 +1 copiesNight outdoor gathering on a grass field with a very large crowd seated on white plastic chairs and blue plastic chairs facing a stage area lit by three bright floodlights. Most attendees are women in saris and salwar kameez in colours such as yellow, red, green and teal, with gold necklaces and bangles visible; many men in white shirts and dhotis sit among them. A standing man in a white shirt and white trousers stands at the centre aisle. A large dark tree stands at the left edge, and a truck and staging structure sit in the background.2010-01-09A large night-time outdoor satsang crowd seated on white plastic chairs under a row of bright floodlights on tall poles. Many hundreds of devotees fill the open ground, mostly men in white shirts and women in saris in red, maroon and green. In the foreground a man with a moustache in a white shirt sits facing forward, and a child in a red outfit is seated at left. A stage or hall structure with strings of small decorative lights stands in the background. No speaker or a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame, so the scene shows the audience only.2005-11-21A large night-time outdoor gathering of devotees seated on white plastic chairs and bare ground rows, facing a distant stage at the far end of an open field. Many people wear white shirts and dhotis or saris, with several women in headscarves and a few in orange-brown or purple clothing. Bright floodlights illuminate the crowd and a tall stage structure with lights in the background, against a dark night sky and trees. No individual speaker is clearly identifiable on the distant stage.2010-01-09A large outdoor night satsang audience seated on rows of white plastic chairs across an open ground, facing a stage lit by several bright floodlights. Hundreds of people in white, cream, pastel and saffron-toned clothing fill the frame, many in mundu-style white dhotis and saris in orange, purple and pink. Some sit in blue plastic chairs at the front. Blue screens are visible near the stage edges, and a dark night sky fills the top of the frame.2010-01-10Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering seen from behind the audience. Hundreds of seated people fill white plastic chairs in dense rows, many in white shirts and pale clothing, some in pink, red and blue. Several tall floodlight poles on the grass light the open field, with a dark sky above.2005-11-16