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A large night-time outdoor gathering seen from behind a seated audience facing a stage. Hundreds of people sit on plastic chairs and steps in rows, many women in cotton saris and headscarves, men in white shirts and dhotis, and a few in yellow or orange shawls. Bright floodlights on tall poles light the open ground, with banana plants, a canopy and a decorated stage structure in the distance. The scene suggests a public programme on a festival evening.

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Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering seen from behind rows of seated devotees facing a stage at the far end. Many hundreds of people sit on white plastic chairs and on steps, many in white and cream clothing, with women in saris in yellow, pink, green and maroon and some wearing white head veils. Bright floodlights on tall poles light the scene, banana plants frame the sides, and a small canopy with red and orange decorations stands near the stage, where a decorated pillar with a red and gold ornament is visible. The crowd fills the foreground and midground.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night-time outdoor gathering of a large seated crowd at an event, lit by bright floodlights on poles. Rows of red plastic chairs face a stage area beyond bamboo poles and a low-lit wall decorated with banana plants and banners. Many attendees wear white or pale clothing; several women wear saris in green, yellow, maroon and blue, and some have head coverings. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt with arms folded and glasses, and another wears a checked head cloth. No individual on the stage is clearly visible, so no a person candidate can be identified in this view.2011-12-20November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10December 20 20112011-12-20November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10A large night-time outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated on red and blue plastic chairs across an open ground, most people in white clothes with some in coloured saris. Bright floodlights line the field and a lit stage with a red and gold backdrop sits in the distance. A woman in a blue sari walks through the aisle in the foreground. Loudspeakers stand at the left edge beside a tent and palm trees. The scene appears to be a public event or satsang; the crowd is too dense to count individually.2011-12-20December 08 20112011-12-08Night-time outdoor gathering with a very large crowd seated on red and white plastic chairs facing a distant lit stage. Most attendees wear white clothes, with some in bright saris and colourful dresses. Floodlights on poles and large speakers flank the open ground, and a central raised platform with decorated lights and a banner sits at the far end. A central aisle of steps leads toward the stage, with a woman in a teal sari walking along it. No individual speaker can be clearly identified on the stage, so no swami candidate is described.2011-12-20