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A 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.

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Photograph 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.2010-09-02September 02 20102010-09-02A 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.2010-09-13A large crowd of devotees seated outdoors on steps at night, eating from small leaf plates. Many wear white, yellow and orange clothing; a woman in the foreground wears a green and red garment, and a man at right wears an orange shirt with a rudraksha mala. Several men in white with yellow shawls stand on the left, and a bald man in white beside a mala-wearing devotee sits in the lower left. The group appears to be sharing a meal together during a gathering.2010-09-02September 02 20102010-09-02 +1 copiesNight 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-time outdoor gathering of many seated people on stone steps descending to a dark, algae-covered water tank. Most attendees wear white clothing, with some in green, orange, pink and black saris or tops. Many sit facing a raised wooden platform and ramp at the right edge, where a single figure in an orange garment sits near the top of the ramp above the water. Concrete stands with empty red seats rise in the background under bright lights.2010-12-02Night 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.2010-09-13Aerial view of a large crowd gathered on the stepped stone ghats beside a reflecting water tank at a temple-like complex. Rows of unlit oil lamps line the red stepped banks on the left, and potted plants sit on the upper steps. Many devotees, mostly women in white and in bright saris of pink, green, yellow and orange, sit closely packed on the steps and along the railing, some holding long bamboo poles or sticks. A man in white stands among them with arm extended, and banana leaves and green decorative leaves are tied along the railings. The scene suggests a night ritual gathering with a mass of devotees facing the water.2010-02-12December 02 20102010-12-02