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A night photograph of an outdoor stepped tank or pool lit by a single floodlight. On the left, a figure in orange robes stands at the top of a steel staircase leading down to dark water. In the lower right, a crowd of about twenty men in white clothes sits on the stone steps with arms raised high, many with shaved heads, some wearing white dhotis and shirts. Empty concrete tiered seating rises in the background under a black sky.

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Night photo of an outdoor amphitheatre-style pool at an ashram. A large group of people, mostly men in white clothes, sits on the stone steps at lower right, many with arms raised high toward the sky. Some wear red or orange garments. A bright floodlight stands on the far side above empty tiered seating. A metal staircase leads down toward a dark water area on the left, where a figure in orange stands near the steps. In the upper left sky, a purple circular emblem with a white bird in flight is projected or displayed.2010-10-07October 07 20102010-10-07October 07 20102010-10-07Night photo of a large group of people seated in rows on wide stone ghat steps beside water, most dressed in white. Many have arms raised overhead. A few figures wear orange or red. A railing and staircase run along the right side, with a small red boat at the bottom right. Dark sky and scattered streetlights above.2010-10-07A dim night-time photograph of a large group of people in white clothing performing yoga or exercise postures on a wide red-and-grey stone staircase beside water. Many participants raise arms or bend forward, with a few in orange or colourful clothes among them. A metal railing runs up the steps on the right, a small red boat sits at the lower right, and building lights glow in the background.2010-10-07October 07 20102010-10-07 +2 copiesNight photo of a large outdoor seated gathering on wide stone steps lit dimly, with many attendees in white clothes sitting close together, some wearing saffron, pink, purple and multicolored garments. Several people in the foreground have hands raised or clasped in front of them, while others on the steps look toward a distant area where a few standing figures in white and saffron stand near a dark stage or platform. A metal staircase runs along the right edge. The scene suggests a satsang or evening discourse, though no speaker is clearly visible at this distance. Many faces are partially shaded in the dark.2010-09-13October 07 20102010-10-07Night 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 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 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 photo of an open-air amphitheatre beside a dark water pool at Adi Kailasa, Bengaluru. Rows of pale tiered seats climb the far bank under floodlights, and a short fountain jet rises at the left edge. On the near right, a group of about a dozen seated devotees in white shirts and trousers face a raised stage at the far right, where a small white podium with a lit microphone stands. The photo is dim and grainy. The page belongs to a satsang discourse on vratas and spiritual practices, but the visible scene shows only the seated audience, the podium and the empty stands. a person's presence is not visible in this frame.2009-09-06