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Night photograph taken from the back of a large open-air satsang gathering, with a dense crowd of many hundreds of people seated in white plastic chairs facing a lit stage. Bright floodlights stand on the left and right, and strings of lights decorate the right edge. On the stage, a central figure in the distance sits before an ornate golden-and-blue canopy and a decorated backdrop with flowers, and a large screen beside the stage shows a magnified live view. A small screen on the far left displays a figure. Viewers in the foreground wear white shirts and varied dark and light clothing.

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Night photograph from the back of a large open-air satsang audience seated in white plastic chairs, with heads and shoulders of hundreds of devotees in the foreground, many in white shirts and light clothing. Bright floodlights on tall stands illuminate the scene. On the distant stage, a large screen displays a figure in white, and the stage is decorated with gold and orange drapery and floral banners. A smaller screen on the left also shows a person in white. The crowd is large and dense, with people filling the rows to the horizon of the ground.2005-11-21Night outdoor satsang at a large open ground lit by a row of tall floodlights. A dense crowd of hundreds of seated devotees, mostly in white and pale shirts, fills rows of white plastic chairs facing a brightly lit stage at the far right. Large screens on the stage and at the left show a close-up of a figure in saffron-coloured clothing. Ornamental yellow and gold draping and a decorated canopy frame the stage, with a small decorated structure at the back. Several people in the foreground are seen from behind, their heads in silhouette.2005-11-21November 21 20052005-11-21Night photograph taken from the back of a large open-air outdoor gathering. Hundreds of seated audience members, mostly viewed from behind, face a lit stage at left where a large screen displays a figure against a colourful backdrop. Rows of white plastic chairs fill the foreground. Tall street lamps line a road on the right, with strings of small lights and two black signboards with yellow lettering. Most attendees wear white or light shirts. Audience count is in the hundreds, far beyond the 100 threshold.2005-11-21Night photo of a large open-air satsang at a Tamil Nadu venue. Hundreds of seated attendees fill white plastic chairs in the foreground, many in white shirts and dhotis or light clothing, viewed from behind. Bright floodlights on poles light the crowd. On a lit stage at right, a figure in ornate clothing sits before floral garlands and a decorated backdrop, with a large screen showing a close-up image. A smaller screen stands to the left of the stage.2005-11-21Night outdoor satsang photographed from the back of a large crowd seated on rows of white plastic chairs. Hundreds of people face a brightly lit open-air stage framed by flower garlands and draped cloth in gold and magenta. On stage, a figure in white clothing sits near a decorated backdrop, with a large screen beside the stage showing a close view. Tall floodlights line the sides of the grounds against a dark sky.2005-11-21Night outdoor satsang seen from behind a large crowd of seated attendees filling the foreground, mostly men in white and pale shirts. On a lit stage at the back, a central figure sits on a raised seat before a white backdrop, with floral decorations and a red and gold canopy above. Large screens on either side show the speaker, and floodlights and string lights frame the open ground. Whether the figure on stage is a person cannot be determined from appearance at this distance, so identity is unsure.2005-11-21Night-time outdoor satsang with a large crowd of people seated in blue plastic chairs, seen from behind, facing a lit stage. Bright floodlights illuminate the scene from the left. On the stage, a central backdrop is draped with flower garlands, and a small figure in white stands at a decorated platform with a colourful canopy and ornamental drapery. A screen on the left shows a projected image. The large audience, mostly in white and light shirts, fills the open ground.2005-11-21Night-time outdoor satsang seen from behind a large audience seated on blue plastic chairs, hundreds of heads filling the foreground. Bright floodlights illuminate the lawn and a stage at right with a red and gold canopy, where a figure in orange clothing sits near a small altar. Large screens on either side show the same orange-robed speaker, and orange flags line the edge of the field. Several hundred people are visible in the crowd, most seen from the back.2010-01-10November 21 20052005-11-21Night-time outdoor satsang seen from the back of a large crowd seated on blue plastic chairs. Many people in white and light shirts fill the foreground and middle rows. Bright floodlights hang on poles at left. On the illuminated stage at right, a large backdrop with coloured decorations and a central figure in white is shown, with a screen on the left side of the stage displaying an image. A small lectern or podium sits at centre stage. Foreground heads are only partly visible, so the crowd is counted as many.2005-11-21December 29 20102010-12-29