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Outdoor satsang gathering under a long pavilion of white cloth edged with multicoloured fringes and supported by orange-painted poles, with palm trees behind. Hundreds of seated devotees fill blue and white plastic chairs and mats, many women in colourful saris and men in white shirts and dhotis. Near the foreground, a flat-screen TV sits on a stand facing the crowd, and a row of brass plates or bowls holding yellow flowers and offerings lies on the ground. No individual speaker is clearly identifiable among the visible people.

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Outdoor satsang under a large white canopy strung with colourful pennant bunting in red, pink, orange, green and purple, supported by orange-painted poles. A crowd of many seated devotees fills rows of blue plastic chairs and white-draped tables; many women wear saris in red, orange, pink and green, and some men wear white dhotis and shirts. A flat-screen television on a stand shows the discourse to the audience. In the foreground, rows of metal plates holding food offerings surround a small stone fire pit. Palm trees and more tents stand in the background.2013-01-06Outdoor festival gathering under long white canopies decorated with red, orange, green, yellow and purple bunting, supported on wooden poles. Banana plants and palms line the paved courtyard. Rows of stainless steel tiffin-style food vessels with lids are arranged on a raised red-brick platform around a central square fire pit. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and men in white, fill the tented area. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk through the courtyard, and a small black speaker stands at left. The scene resembles an annadan or community meal event.2013-01-06January 06 20132013-01-06A large crowd of devotees is gathered under a green tarpaulin canopy decorated with colourful triangular bunting, lined with a red-and-white striped border. Many people in white clothes, saris and salwars stand and sit on blue plastic chairs on a red carpet, several holding round metal or banana-leaf plates of food. Men in white shirts and dhotis, and women in white and coloured saris, move through the rows. Hanging lights and a floodlight on a pole are visible. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2009-07-25April 19 20082008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19A large outdoor event under a white tent canopy with red and blue seating. Hundreds of seated and standing attendees fill the rows, many in white clothes, with women in saris in red, pink and orange. A cameraman in an orange-striped outfit stands on a raised platform at center right beside a white-draped stage. A man in a cream kurta with a rudraksha-style necklace stands near the front right. Stacked speakers flank the tent edges.2009-01-01A large outdoor satsang under a white canopy strung with colourful pennant bunting and orange poles. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the paved courtyard, many women in white and cream saris, some in orange or red, with palms pressed together in prayer. Rows of brass oil lamps and plates sit on low tables in the foreground. At the right, a woman in an orange sari and red blouse works a sound console, and a cameraman with a tripod films from the side. No clearly identifiable presiding figure is visible in this frame.2012-07-03A large outdoor satsang gathering under a colourful striped tent canopy with red, green, yellow and pink fabric and orange poles. Rows of plastic chairs, mostly red, blue, white and tan, fill the foreground, and a crowd of devotees sits or stands among them. Many women wear saris in orange, pink, blue and green; several men wear white shirts and dhotis. On a raised stage at the back a figure in white stands near a red and white backdrop, and a green forested hillside rises behind the tent. Banana plants frame the scene.2013-01-06Large outdoor crowd seated under a white tent canopy at a satsang gathering. Many people wear white ritual clothes and white shirts, with some women in saris and a woman in a green sari near the centre. Tall decorated cloth pillars in green, red, yellow and orange with floral motifs line the left side. Stage backdrop and speaker columns are visible at the right. Attendees sit on the ground and in rows, some with hands together. No clearly identifiable central figure is visible on stage in this frame.2008-01-01July 03 20122012-07-03December 31 20082008-12-31