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December 15 20052005-12-15November 20 20062006-11-20A night-time outdoor ceremony on a raised stage under a grey canvas canopy, lit by two floodlights. Seated on yellow cloth in the foreground, a large crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and bright saris, faces the stage. On the stage, several people in white and saffron-orange garments perform a ritual before an ornate shrine with a deity murti and a decorated kalasha-style canopy overhead. Standing figures in white dhotis and a man in orange robes stand near the shrine, with more attendants along the edges of the scene.2011-12-08January 07 20082008-01-07Night outdoor gathering under a white canopy at a temple-like pavilion with a stone shrine holding a deity murti decorated with green and red backdrop and garlands. Dozens of devotees sit on the ground in white dhotis and saris, many women with long braids and flowers in their hair, while bare-chested men sit at the left. Several people in orange and saffron robes sit at the right near camera stands. Two large statues of standing figures draped with garlands flank the stage, and a seated figure in red and gold sits before the shrine on a raised platform. A signboard reading Kalpavriksha is visible at upper left. Speakers and tripod cameras are set up for the satsang.2017-09-05 +1 copiesNight outdoor satsang on an open paved courtyard lit mainly by a glowing shrine. Many seated devotees in white clothes sit on the ground facing a small illuminated temple shrine with a deity murti decorated in bright light. Near the shrine a figure in orange robes sits on an orange seat, and another person in orange stands at left in front of the crowd. Women wear pink, yellow and saree colours among the audience, with several men in white dhotis and shirts in front. The scene feels like a devotional discourse under the night sky.2013-09-29Night-time outdoor ritual on a raised stone platform. A seated figure in an orange robe with long dark hair sits before a brass puja tray and small metal vessels, with a white cloth draped behind. Nearby, a figure in a white robe stands at a white-draped table, and several people in white clothes stand and sit in the background. Seated devotees in white and light clothing fill the left foreground, many holding papers or small items. A large stone or rock formation with a garlanded orange-clad figure rises at right. Hanging lights and a tripod-mounted camera are visible. The scene suggests a satsang or puja after dark.2005-12-15December 08 20112011-12-08Night outdoor satsang photographed from behind a large seated crowd on the ground. Many attendees wear white traditional clothes and have long braids decorated with flowers; some wear coloured blouses or saris and a few men are bare-chested. On a raised stage under lights, a central figure sits on a gold-decorated throne with a red cushion and garlands, while a figure in saffron/orange clothes wearing a flower garland stands at left and another stands near the stage edge. Behind them hangs a gold draped backdrop with coloured fairy lights and a Buddhist-style flag arrangement. Camera tripods and speakers are visible at the sides.2017-07-08December 08 20112011-12-08October 16 20102010-10-16March 06 20162016-03-06