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A 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.

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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 20112011-04-17Wide 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.2011-04-17A 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.2010-02-12Night-time outdoor satsang with a very large seated audience on white plastic chairs under bright floodlights. Most attendees wear white clothing, with several women in yellow and orange saris and a few men in orange garments. A man in the foreground wears a light blue checked shirt and a rudraksha mala. Stage structures and pink tarpaulin screens stand at the back of the open ground, with no clearly visible speaker on stage.2011-05-17Night 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 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, 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.2010-02-12Night photograph of a very large outdoor crowd seated on red plastic chairs and mats in front of a white-draped stage area at an evening event. Men and women in white shirts, saffron, teal, yellow and red saris and checked shirts fill the rows. A lit red-and-yellow figure stands on the left beside strings of bunting, and a camera on a tripod and a small wooden table are visible at the right edge. No single speaker is clearly identifiable among the audience.2006-11-24October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copies