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A night-time outdoor gathering on a grassy ground lit by a bright floodlight. Many seated devotees, mostly viewed from behind, sit in rows on mats facing a raised stage at right. On the stage, two or three figures in orange and saffron robes stand and sit near a low platform. At right, a small open flame burns beside a seated participant with hands pressed together in prayer. At left, a man in a white garment sits on a mat beside two white pedestals. A wooden railing and green foliage frame the stage. The scene appears to be a fire ritual or evening satsang, with the flame and orange robes prominent.

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Night-time outdoor gathering on grass where a large crowd sits on the ground, many in white dhotis and white clothing. A bright floodlight and a tall flame torch burn at the right side, with a standing man in a white dhoti and shawl at left under a bright beam. A man in orange clothing sits cross-legged near the centre. A multi-storey building and trees form the background, with cameras and tripods visible.2011-11-28A night-time outdoor gathering of many seated devotees on a sandy ground, facing a small bonfire or fire pit that glows in the centre-right of the frame. Most attendees sit cross-legged in dense rows; some wear white and cream clothing and headcloths, others wear yellow, striped and dark shirts. Several standing figures in white and light clothing stand behind the fire near a low wooden structure and bamboo poles, with a floodlight at the left edge and a railing behind. The scene suggests an open-air fire ritual or homa, though no a person candidate is clearly visible.2011-07-16Night-time outdoor gathering at an ashram-style ground. A large crowd sits cross-legged on orange and brown mats facing a small fire burning at the centre-right. Many attendees wear white, yellow, grey and striped clothing; several men have shaved heads. Behind the seated crowd, a few standing figures in white and orange garments stand near the fire, with a tall bamboo pole, a small shrine structure on the left and a metal railing. Some people sit on white plastic chairs at the right edge.2011-07-16July 24 20142014-07-24November 28 20112011-11-28Night photograph of a large outdoor campfire gathering on bare ground lit by floodlights. Many people in white and light clothing sit cross-legged in a wide circle on colourful woven mats, with a smoky fire glowing at the centre. At the left, a man in orange robes sits on a raised white platform beneath a decorated canopy, facing the circle, with a microphone nearby. Several people in yellow and orange shawls sit at the front edge. A parked white SUV and tall light stands appear at the edges of the scene.2009-11-20A night-time outdoor gathering at a bonfire on open ground. A large crowd sits on the ground and in white plastic chairs around a blazing fire pit, facing a standing figure in an orange-saffron robe on the right who appears to be addressing them. A bright floodlight glows in the background above a metal scaffold structure, and a few other white-clad people stand further back near the lit area. A white bonfire-side table is visible, and the figures in the crowd wear mixed colours including red, white and orange clothing.2011-07-16November 20 20092009-11-20Night outdoor gathering at a campfire-lit session. Large seated audience of devotees in white and light-blue clothing, many with green or yellow sashes, sits on mats in front of a raised platform. On the right, a man in orange robes sits at a microphone under a colourful striped parasol, with another figure in orange seated nearby. A bright floodlight and lit building windows are in the background, with dark sky above.2009-11-20Night outdoor gathering at Adi Kailasa in Bengaluru: a crowd of seated devotees, mostly in white clothes with some in saffron or orange, sits on bare dirt facing a small open fire pit with burning logs and offerings. Bright floodlights on poles light the scene against a dark sky. The people are seated in rows, some with hands together.2009-09-06Night outdoor gathering on a grassy lawn lit by bright floodlights, with a large crowd of seated devotees on mats, chairs and cloths around a blazing sacrificial fire at the centre. A tall metal frame stands at right. At far right a seated figure in orange robes sits on a raised platform beside a white draped structure, with attendants in white around him. Many attendees wear white clothing, some in orange and saffron, and a figure at lower right wears a rudraksha-style necklace.2011-11-28Night-time outdoor gathering in front of a covered open-sided stage lit by a bright spotlight and strings of colourful lights. Several hundred seated devotees, mostly men with bare upper bodies and white dhotis, sit close together on the ground facing the stage. Two figures in orange-red robes stand on the stage beside a small decorated shrine area, with other people in white nearby. Trees and a palm line the dark background.2017-02-21