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Night photograph of a very large outdoor crowd seated and standing on open ground before a stage, lit by bright floodlights and strings of lights along the edges. Many people wear white clothes, while women wear saris in pink, blue, purple and red. Foreground devotees sit on rows of plastic chairs and mats, and a few people in saffron and orange robes stand near the front at the right. Cameras on tripods and a crane-mounted camera stand at the right, and a banner hangs on the left. Green leaf plates with food are placed on a raised platform at the bottom of the frame. A sign or banner with a dove emblem appears at upper left.

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December 08 20112011-12-08A large nighttime outdoor crowd gathered in an open ground lit by several white floodlights on tall poles. Most people stand packed together, many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and some wear colourful clothing; a few hold umbrellas. Metal barricade railings separate the front of the crowd, and a camera on a tripod and a crane-mounted camera rig are visible at right. Temporary structures and string lights frame the event grounds. The people are too numerous and distant to count individually.2011-12-08Night outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated on white plastic chairs and mats facing a distant stage lit by several bright floodlights. Most attendees wear white shirts, dhotis and mundus, with women in sarees in red, pink, orange and yellow. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands in the foreground aisle, and a cameraman with a camera on a tripod films from the right. Tall white stage structures, banners and small tented stalls line the grounds under a dark sky with a blue bird-like emblem at upper left.2011-12-08November 10 20112011-11-10December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08Night outdoor gathering at a large open ground, with a dense crowd of hundreds seated in rows on plastic chairs facing a stage at the left edge, lit by bright floodlights. Most attendees wear white clothing, with some in saffron, orange and coloured shirts, and a few in headcloths. A camera on a tripod and a crane-mounted camera arm film the crowd. Strings of lights and a low building with orange trim stand in the background. The stage area at left holds floral decorations. No individual figure can be clearly identified as a person.2011-11-10Night photograph of a large outdoor satsang gathering, with hundreds of people seated on red plastic chairs and mats across an open ground lit by floodlights and strings of lights. Many attendees wear white ritual clothes and lanyards; several women in saris, including some with lighter complexions, sit near the front. At right, a raised wooden platform draped in green cloth holds offerings and brass plates of fruit and flowers. Two large screens and a canopy stand in the background under a dark sky.2011-12-08Night-time outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated on plastic chairs and mats across an open ground lit by bright floodlights and strings of lights. A long black camera crane arm extends diagonally across the upper frame, with a camera operator and video equipment at the lower left and right. In the foreground, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl stands near seated attendees, and several women wear saffron, orange and pink saris. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis. A tall stage-like platform and white backdrop are visible in the distance beyond the crowd, with trees along the horizon.2011-12-08Night photograph of a very large outdoor crowd seated and standing on a dark open ground, facing a stage lit by several white floodlights. Most attendees are men in white dhotis and shirts, with checked shirts and a few in colourful garments; some wear white caps and headbands. A man at right in a white dhoti and shirt wears a white cap and an orange-and-white sash. Rows of white plastic chairs and wooden barriers separate the sections, with tents and canopies behind. Multiple floodlights stand on poles against a dark sky, with a blue-and-white banner at top left.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08