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Night photograph of a large crowd of devotees seated tightly on a boat deck or riverside platform, with white metal arches overhead and dark water and distant lights behind them. In the foreground a man in a blue shirt and lanyard sits beside a woman in a red and white shawl, and a woman in a pale green sari with a red bindi sits near a bald devotee in an orange sari holding a rudraksha mala. Several people wear white kurtas and saris, and a man in a red shirt sits at right. Further back, a small figure in orange and a white-clad figure are visible near a central canopy with a kalasha-like object and a small table. Many people hold cameras or phones. The scene looks like a satsang or outdoor programme.

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April 30 20142014-04-30April 30 20142014-04-30December 02 20102010-12-02December 07 20092009-12-07December 20 20062006-12-20A large crowd of devotees stands on an open upper deck of a ship at night, with a white canvas canopy overhead and the dark sea behind a metal railing. Most people wear white kurta-style clothes with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders, and many wear lanyards. Several people in the foreground have hands pressed together in namaste or raised in devotion, while others clap and smile. A man near the center holds a small plate, and a bald man in an orange shawl stands at left. The scene conveys a satsang or darshan gathering on board.2012-12-17A crowd of devotees mingles under a dark tent with a blue metal support pole and a bright hanging lamp, at what the page describes as an evening event. Most men wear white kurta-style clothes, many with rudraksha or bead malas, and a few women wear green and white saris. In the foreground a smiling man with glasses, a red bindi and a blue lanyard sits facing the camera. At the right edge, a man in white with a large brown rudraksha mala stands partly cropped. Grey silk drapes hang at the back of the tent. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as the a person by appearance, so no candidate is marked.2007-01-01Photo of a large seated congregation under a broad banyan tree at night, many people sitting with eyes closed in meditative stillness on mats under dim lighting. Women in white and cream kurtas and saris, some with shawls, sit in the foreground; a bald woman in white and a woman in a teal top and white shawl are prominent. Men in light shirts sit further back among the crowd. Hanging aerial roots and branches frame the scene. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in this crowd.2011-11-30January 01 20032003-01-01Dense night crowd of devotees filling a temple-area gathering, lit by bright white lights and strings of lights overhead. Most people wear white dhotis, shirts and sarees, with some in red, maroon and pink. A man in front in a white shirt and cream shawl stands with folded arms, while a woman in a white saree holds a small object near the front. Garlands and decorative strings hang at the upper left, and an older bearded man in white stands among the crowd. Many people are partially visible at the frame edges, with people filling the background.2010-01-08April 30 20142014-04-30April 30 20142014-04-30