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A large outdoor evening gathering at dusk, with a dense crowd seated on the ground in rows facing a lit stage at the far end. Most attendees wear white or pastel clothes, with women in saris of orange, pink, yellow and red. Many sit before small leaf-plate offerings and brass lamps placed on the ground. Tall palm trees, floodlights, and a red-and-white striped tent frame the scene, and a backdrop with a lit banner stands on the stage. Several people in white dress move between rows. The crowd appears to number well over a hundred.

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A large outdoor evening gathering on an open grassy ground, with a crowd seated on the grass in rows facing a lit stage at the far end. Many attendees wear white, orange and pink clothing, and some have small bundles or bundled sugarcane stalks placed before them. Tall white and red tent draping lines the edges, with bright floodlights on poles and palm trees against a dusky blue sky. A stage banner with a warm glow shows the event's printed title, and the scene has a festive, communal atmosphere. No individual on the stage is clearly identifiable from this distance.2007-07-22Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering on bare sandy ground, lit by bright floodlights on poles. Hundreds of devotees sit on the ground in white and pastel clothes, many wearing white dhotis and saris, with some in red and blue saris standing in the mid-ground. Banana plants, strings of marigold garlands and small string lights decorate the area, and a flower-decorated table stands at right. Banners and a large board are visible in the background. No individual can be clearly identified as the main speaker from this view.2010-01-08April 17 20112011-04-17Outdoor evening gathering at a palm-fringed open ground, with a large crowd standing and seated before a lit stage. Bright floodlight towers stand on both sides, and the stage has a large orange and yellow banner with a portrait and text, flanked by flags and a small canopy. The crowd is mostly men and women in white dhotis, saris and shirts, with a few children at the front left and a woman in orange sari in the foreground. Blue mats cover the ground in the middle distance, and the sky is dusky blue. The image is a photograph of an event with a visible banner, and the people are too small and distant to identify any individual as the a person.2010-02-18A large outdoor night gathering of many people seated on blue plastic chairs and on the ground across an open field. Most attendees are women in colourful saris and salwar kameez in pink, blue, green, yellow and orange, with some wearing striped headwear. Several children are visible, and a few people stand among the seated crowd. Three tall illuminated decorative pillars with lights glow at the far end of the field, with a building silhouetted behind them.2010-01-24Night-time outdoor satsang with a large seated audience filling a paved open ground under bright blue-white stage lights and tents in the background. Many people sit on plastic chairs and on the bare ground, mostly facing away from the camera toward an unseen stage. Men wear white shirts and dhotis or light trousers, while women wear white, yellow and green sarees, some with flowers in their hair. No single speaker, deity murti or throne is clearly visible in the frame, so no a person candidate can be identified.2010-02-15A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on bare ground in a wide open field lined with tall palm trees under a pale sky. Most attendees wear white clothing, with women in white saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, while some wear coloured saris in teal, purple and red. Several women hold flower garlands and some have flowers in their hair. Behind the crowd, a stage area shows string lights, a white bus and a yellow vehicle, and large banners with portrait images stand at the left edge. The crowd fills the foreground densely, a satsang-style public programme.2010-02-18Night outdoor gathering on a bare dirt ground under floodlights, with a large crowd seated closely together facing away toward a stage area. Many attendees wear white shirts and dhotis, while women wear saris in green, purple, pink and yellow, some with headscarves. Strings of small yellow and green decorative leaves hang overhead from poles across the scene, and a row of stalls with banners and draped cloth lines the right side. No individual clearly presents as the a person candidate in this view.2010-01-08December 20 20112011-12-20A large crowd of devotees sits on the ground at night at an outdoor event, facing a stage out of frame. Many wear white dhotis and shirts, while women wear saris in yellow, orange, pink and green, some with vermilion bindi. A few men in saffron or orange cloth sit among them, and a boy in a red shirt sits near the front. Rows of bamboo poles run across the foreground to mark the seating. Colourful string lights, a tent and palm trees frame the scene. Many people are visible, though the full crowd extends beyond the frame. A plastic water bottle sits on the ground at right.2017-05-10April 17 20112011-04-17November 21 20052005-11-21 +1 copies