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A large night gathering of seated devotees on a open-air ground under a pavilion with white draped cloth and red scalloped valance. Many people sit cross-legged in white dhotis and white blouses, several wearing red or orange sarees, with women's long braids visible and red headbands. Overhead lights and pillars frame the scene. No single central speaker is clearly visible; the crowd faces forward toward the stage area beyond the frame.

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Night outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated on a bare concrete floor in rows, facing away toward a stage area under white draped cloth walls with red scalloped valances and bamboo poles. Most attendees wear white or cream traditional dress, many women in white saris with coloured borders and red or orange garments, and many with red headbands. Some men wear white shirts and dhotis, one in a checked yellow shirt. Women sit with bags and small cloth bundles beside them. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse audience, with no a person candidate clearly visible in the foreground.2017-05-21May 21 20172017-05-21March 11 20172017-03-11A large seated congregation fills a bright hall, mostly women in white cotton saris with gold borders, several in a red-bordered sari, sitting on white mats with hands folded or resting in laps. Rows of men in white clothing sit further back. Hanging yellow and patterned decorative cloths, string lights and a red garland hang from the ceiling, and a few figures stand near the far wall at the back of the hall.2007-02-15March 11 20172017-03-11A large evening gathering under a covered pavilion with a silver tarp ceiling and pink-red fringed valances. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged on a brown mat in white traditional clothing, many with red headbands and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, some with gold-trimmed yellow shawls. Foreground women wear white saris with gold borders and hold small items. Strings of fairy lights decorate the far background, and a raised stage with steps stands at right, with a person in orange near the stage and a drum visible. The scene is dim and crowded.2017-05-26May 26 20172017-05-26A large night-time satsang audience sits on a dark ground facing a distant illuminated open-sided stage under a tent-like canopy with stage lights. Many attendees wear white clothing and white shawls. In the front left, a woman with glasses wears an orange garment and rudraksha-style beads, next to a person in orange robes and a white forehead marking. Front right, a seated man wears a white dhoti and a grey beaded necklace. Crowd members sit closely together across the frame, some in white and others in darker clothes, creating a dense congregation.2015-02-19May 26 20172017-05-26Large photograph of a crowded tented hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees, mostly women in white and orange saris and some men in white kurtas, many with hands together or eating from leaf plates. A raised stage at the far end has a central deity murti backdrop framed by red drapes, with two large screens on either side showing a figure in pink. Strings of orange and yellow lights hang from the tent ceiling. The scene is a feast-style gathering with thousands of people seated on the floor, with no individual person clearly identifiable on the stage.2016-05-05May 26 20172017-05-26A large crowd of devotees sits on the ground under a striped tent canopy with red and blue patterned fabric, lit by hanging white tube lights. Most attendees, mainly women, wear white saris with coloured borders and white shirts and dhotis, many with gold necklaces and bangles. They sit attentively facing a stage area, some with hands resting in their laps and some with palms together. Bamboo poles support the tent. A few people stand at the back in orange and white clothing. The scene suggests a satsang or class gathering in an open-air hall.2017-03-11