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Night photo of a large crowd seated on red-and-cream stone steps (ghats) beside dark water. Many devotees sit densely in front; most are shaved-headed or wear white, blue, yellow and orange clothing, and a few women wear saris and salwar kameez in green, pink and blue. Near the centre, one figure in a saffron-orange robe sits elevated among the seated group, with white-clad attendants around him. A railing with red-and-white striped bollards runs along the water's edge at upper left. The seated crowd is numerous, well over twenty visible people.

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September 02 20102010-09-02Photograph taken at dusk or night of a large seated audience on stone steps beside dark water, viewed from behind. Many people sit in rows wearing white, pink, blue, orange and red clothing; several shaved heads are visible among them. A few figures in white and saffron stand on the steps at the top of the crowd, near a wooden-railed structure. The scene reads as a satsang or discourse gathering on a riverside ghat. No clearly identifiable central figure is visible, and no readable text appears in the image itself.2010-09-02A photograph of a large seated audience in a tiered hall at night, filling the stone steps in rows. Many people are shaven-headed in white or pale clothing, with others in orange, red, pink, blue and yellow garments. Several attendees hold plates of food. In the upper area near the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe sits among the crowd, and a person in white stands at the top of the stands.2010-09-02September 02 20102010-09-02Night photo of a large crowd seated in rows on stone steps beside dark water, facing a distant figure. Most people wear white or light clothing; one woman in the foreground wears a bright blue hooded top and black striped trousers, another wears an orange shawl, and some have shaved heads. A standing figure in white stands at upper left on the steps, and another white-clad figure stands near the centre-right where a small platform and lights are set up. Lamps and floodlights glow faintly overhead. Many people sit with hands folded or palms pressed together in a devotional posture.2010-09-13A night-time outdoor gathering of many seated devotees on stone steps, facing a distant figure in white standing near a raised platform at the right. Most attendees wear white or grey clothes; a few wear orange, blue and pink, and some have shaved heads. Many have their hands folded or heads bowed. A metal railing and staircase run along the upper area, with a lit banner-like platform edge at the right. The scene looks like a satsang or evening discourse.2010-09-13Night photograph of a large seated gathering on red-brick tiered steps beside a dark water tank. Many devotees in white clothing sit in rows facing the water, with some in green, orange and pink saris and salwar. A bright floodlight and a faint rainbow flare appear above the stands. Bamboo poles and rope stretch over the water at right, and one figure in orange stands at the far right edge of the steps. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; the setting suggests a night satsang or meditation session.2010-12-02Night photo of a large seated crowd on stone steps beside a dark water body, many wearing white clothes with some in orange, saffron and light blue. A figure in white stands on a raised platform at the far right near a metal staircase and a small illuminated structure on the water's edge. Several people in the foreground have hands pressed together in devotion. Lights glow faintly in the dark background.2010-09-13Night photograph of a large crowd seated on tiered concrete steps beside a lit pool of dark water at an open-air venue. Most attendees wear white, with some in green, orange, maroon and pink saris or kurtas, and many sit with hands folded in prayer or listening attentively. On the right, a small white-railed wooden walkway extends over the water toward a figure in orange robes seated near the end of the platform, appearing to address the gathering. Empty red seating tiers rise in the background under floodlights.2010-12-02December 02 20102010-12-02Night photograph of a large audience of mostly white-clad devotees seated on tiered stone steps beside a dark green water tank, lit by a bright floodlight overhead. Many wear white kurtas and white saris; a woman in a green sari and a woman in an orange-and-yellow sari sit in the front rows, and an older man in white glasses sits at the bottom edge. On the far side, a single figure in saffron or orange clothing stands on a raised platform at the end of a wooden ladder-like stair and wooden pole structure above the water, with another figure beside it. Rows of empty red seating stretch behind the water, and a white fence borders the steps.2010-12-02Night-time photograph of a large crowd seated in tiered rows on stone steps beside a river, most facing toward the darkened water and palms pressed together in prayer. Many wear white, including a man in white at upper right with a shaved head, and several women wear saris and salwar outfits in blue, yellow-green and white. A woman in a blue top and beige skirt sits in the foreground at right, and a woman with a pink top and blonde hair sits at left. Distant figures in white and orange clothing line the upper steps, and some sit under umbrellas. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-02-12