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A dusk view of an open outdoor event ground at sunset. Rows of grey plastic chairs fill the foreground, set behind a red and white barrier fence. Beyond them, a white and red stage area with tents and small distant figures stands under a sky of dark, heavy clouds with the sun low on the horizon. Tall floodlight towers and silhouetted trees frame the edges. No clearly identifiable person is in focus, and the scene is empty of a recognizable ritual or discourse.

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June 03 20122012-06-03A sunset over a silhouetted tree line and low rooftops, with the sun glowing softly through layered grey and dark clouds above an orange-gold sky. Faint tiny figures appear far off near the bottom edge, too small to be counted.2012-06-03June 03 20122012-06-03Outdoor evening gathering on a dusty clearing at dusk under a cloudy sky, with dark tree silhouettes along the horizon. Rows of seated devotees fill the foreground on white plastic chairs, many women in white and colourful saris and men in white dhotis and shirts. Behind them a large standing crowd, mostly in white, stands along a line of wooden posts strung with lights. A few people walk across the open ground in the middle distance, including a woman in a white sari, and a man in white near the right edge. A quiet, orderly sarva-darshan style assembly at twilight.2008-10-19An outdoor evening gathering at dusk under a darkening sky, with a crowd of devotees seated on rows of pink and maroon plastic chairs on a dirt ground. Many are dressed in white, while some women wear yellow, green and blue saris. Strings of small lights and lamps line the open area, and a tall flagpole rises in the background beside trees. A tall bamboo pole stands in the foreground, and a man in a white shirt stands at the left edge. Many attendees have their hands folded in namaskar. Stage lights glow at the far end near rows of chairs.2008-10-19Evening outdoor satsang at dusk under a heavy grey sky. Rows of white and blue plastic chairs fill a large open ground, with a crowd of seated attendees in the foreground, many in white and light shirts. Ahead, an illuminated stage has yellow draped curtains and a red and blue backdrop with a central figure in white seated in front of it, surrounded by a few standing people. Street lamps line the field and trees frame the sides, with a string of lights strung to the right. A small speaker stands at the left edge.2005-11-21January 08 20102010-01-08A large outdoor evening gathering under a pink and lavender sunset sky. A dense crowd of devotees, many in white clothing, fills the foreground and midground, seated in rows behind long white banners. Strings of small lights are hung across the open ground, and floodlights stand at the left and right edges. Tall trees line the background, with a stage area and several colourful banners and signs visible in the middle distance, including a banner with readable text. The scene suggests a satsang or public gathering, though the speaker and any central figure are not clearly visible.2010-01-08A photograph of a dusk sky over a rooftop silhouette. Pale orange and gold clouds sit above a bluish-grey sky, with darker cloud banks on the right. A row of small finial-like spires and a single small flag on a pole rise along the roofline at left. Palm trees form a dark silhouette along the bottom right, and a bare branch reaches in from the left edge. No people are visible.2007-02-02 +1 copiesOutdoor evening darshan event at dusk with rows of white plastic chairs filling the foreground, many occupied by seated attendees in mixed clothing. Several people in white clothes move about the open ground toward a stage area lined with red flowers. Tall stage light towers stand on either side, each carrying large printed banners of a bearded figure in white head covering, and a row of tubular white lights runs along a pole on the right. Tree line and strings of flags sit against a pale sky.2005-11-19January 08 20102010-01-08A dusk or night photograph of a cloudy sky with a bright pale sun or moon partly obscured by dark clouds, glowing amber and orange near the horizon. Silhouettes of trees and rooftops line the bottom edge of the frame. No people, figures or ritual activity are visible.2012-06-03