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Wide evening photograph of a large outdoor gathering seated on bare sandy ground at dusk. Many devotees in white clothes sit in rows, with women in saffron, orange, pink and green saris and some children in front. A few people wear orange garments. Strings of small lights and tents line the far background, with a dark sky overhead. No single presiding figure is clearly identifiable in the frame.

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April 17 20112011-04-17Night outdoor gathering on bare sandy ground, with a large crowd seated cross-legged in rows facing away toward a dim stage area. Most attendees wear white clothing, with women in saris of red, pink, lavender and orange, and some wearing orange or saffron garments. String lights and small lamps line the distant edge of the field under a dark sky. The people appear to be sitting attentively, though no speaker or central figure is clearly visible. Shallow wood-frame structures and tents are visible in the background.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17Night gathering of many people seated on sand in rows facing a distant stage area lit by strings of lights. Most attendees wear white clothing, with some in red, orange, pink, lavender and green saris and salwar kameez. Women in the foreground sit cross-legged, some with hands folded, in a devotional audience setting. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17A large night-time outdoor gathering of seated devotees fills the frame, most dressed in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing lanyards. Bright floodlights on tall poles light the open ground, with strings of small lamps stretching along the far edge. In the centre, a man with a white beard wears a saffron-orange robe and sits among the crowd. A few women wear orange, yellow and green saris and head coverings.2010-02-12A large night gathering of seated devotees sits on a sandy open ground in front of a low building with displayed panels and banners. Most people wear white, with women in saris of red, teal and blue and a few in orange. Floodlights and small lights illuminate the scene from the right, and the audience faces toward the left, toward an unseen stage or ritual area.2011-04-17A night outdoor gathering on bare dirt ground under bright floodlights, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the ground facing a stage area out of frame. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, some in checked shirts, and several women wear saris in red and maroon. A few people sit on plastic chairs at the edges. Strings of small yellow lights and paper decorations hang overhead across the open space, and a lit stage tower stands at the right. No individual person can be clearly identified as a person in this crowd view.2010-01-08A large night-time outdoor gathering of seated devotees fills the frame, packed densely across an open ground lit by tall floodlights and strings of lights along the edges. Most attendees wear white shirts and white clothing, many with lanyards, while others wear saffron, orange, yellow and blue garments and some women wear headscarves or saris. A figure in an orange-saffron robe sits near the centre-right among the crowd. Rows of bamboo barriers and a lit stage structure with lamps appear in the background.2010-02-12A large night-time crowd of women sits on the ground in rows at an outdoor satsang gathering, facing toward a stage area lit by green-white spotlights. Most wear white or light sarees and salwar kameez, with orange, red, purple, blue and green garments scattered among them. A bamboo fence runs across the middle distance, and a few white-clad figures stand behind it near a red-roofed structure at the right. No speaker or presenter is clearly visible within the frame, and no one is identifiable as a person in this image.2010-02-12April 17 20112011-04-17A night-time outdoor gathering of a very large crowd, mostly women seated on the ground in rows, many in white saris with coloured borders, some in orange, red, purple and green. Bamboo fencing separates the seating area from a raised stage at the back, lit by bright floodlights on poles. A lone figure in white clothing stands near the fence line in the centre background, and other people in white stand along the far stage area. Some seated women wear white head coverings and hold small bags. The scene looks like a satsang or discourse audience listening attentively.2010-02-12