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Night-time outdoor event in a open ground at Pachaiyappa College, Chennai. In the foreground a long line of people stands with their backs to the camera, mostly men in white shirts and light trousers, with a woman in a purple sari and another in a patterned sari and a braided hair. Ahead, a yellow-roofed stage area is lit with bright lights, and a large screen displays an image. Trees and dark sky form the background, with a few scattered figures near the stage.

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Night photograph taken from behind a crowd of devotees standing in a line on sandy ground, facing a brightly lit yellow-canopied stage in the distance. Foreground figures include men in white shirts and light trousers, a man in a cap, and women in saris and a headscarf with long braided hair. Lamps line the open ground and a large screen is visible at the right edge. The stage area is too distant to make out individual figures clearly.2005-11-17November 17 20052005-11-17Night photograph of a long line of devotees standing shoulder to shoulder on a sandy open ground, lit by bright floodlights at the edges. Most people wear white or light shirts and trousers; one woman in front wears an orange-red sari and another a white sari. Beyond the line, a larger crowd stands in the dim background near low buildings and trees.2005-11-17Night outdoor gathering under a bright floodlight beside a decorated open-sided stage canopy with a string of multicolored triangular pennants. Several men in saffron/orange robes sit on the raised stage at left, and a few people in white and yellow stand near a gold ceremonial seat. A long line of men and boys in white shirts, checked shirts, lungis and dhotis stands on dry ground facing the stage, some with hands folded. Strings of red lights run across the background among palm and tree silhouettes, with a loudspeaker on a tripod in the middle distance.2011-11-09Night photograph of a long line of people standing in an open outdoor ground at an evening satsang event. Foreground devotees include a woman in an orange sari, a woman in a red top, a man in a yellow-orange checked shirt with a badge, a man in a white shirt and a young child in orange. Bright lamps light the path, and a lit stage with a row of blue-cushioned white chairs stands in the distance beside trees. A banner with a printed portrait of a man on the left is too small to read clearly.2005-11-17Night photo of a long standing line of devotees on an open dirt ground, lit by bright floodlights at the left and right edges. Men in white shirts, dark trousers and checked shirts stand alongside women in cream, yellow and pale blue saris. Many people face forward in a single row, with more crowds receding into the darkness. Dark trees and low buildings sit in the background under a black sky.2005-11-17Night-time outdoor gathering at an open ground lit by floodlights, with a crowd of people standing and walking in the foreground. A woman in an orange sari with a shoulder bag stands at centre-right, beside a man in a checked shirt, an elderly man with glasses, and a child. Further right a person in white and a woman in red stand near rows of white plastic chairs with blue cloths. In the distance a brightly lit stage with a yellow canopy and a large screen faces the seating.2005-11-17Night outdoor event on a sandy ground lit by floodlights, with a long queue of devotees standing in line. In the foreground a woman in an orange saree with a handbag faces the camera, while others in checked shirts, light shirts and a red top wait beside her. A lit stage with yellow canopy and a large screen stands in the distance, facing rows of white plastic chairs and a blue-covered area. A large printed portrait banner stands at the left edge beside the lights. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible on stage.2005-11-17November 17 20052005-11-17November 17 20052005-11-17Night photograph of an outdoor satsang venue with a crowd queuing along a dirt path under floodlights. In the foreground a woman in an orange saree holds a handbag and looks back over her shoulder. Men in white shirts and checked shirts stand in the line, and a blurred figure in red appears at the right edge. Ahead, rows of blue plastic chairs face a brightly lit stage tent, and a large screen glows at the far right. Tall trees silhouette against the dark sky. A small blue bird logo sits in the top-left corner.2005-11-17November 09 20112011-11-09