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Night-time outdoor satsang on a large open ground under a canopy strung with marigold and flower garlands. A vast crowd of many hundreds, mostly seated on white plastic chairs and mats, faces a raised stage. A lone figure in white stands at a microphone stand near the stage edge, and a man in a light shirt sits closer in the foreground beside a bed of red and white flowers. White cloth drapes and a striped orange-and-white pillar frame the view from the platform. A large painted figure in red and gold stands at the left, and lights and palm trees surround the venue.

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Night photograph of an outdoor evening satsang at a Tamil Nadu ashram event. In the foreground, a seated figure in a saffron-yellow garment with a yellow head wrap faces a large crowd, holding a white microphone, flanked by two figures in white robes at the edges of the frame. Several hundred devotees, many in white and colourful saris, sit on the ground before the stage, which is edged with flower garlands. Behind them stand a striped orange-and-white pole decorated with flower garlands, string lights, palm trees and a tall painted deity figure. Lights and bunting fill the background.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Night outdoor satsang in a large open ground, viewed from behind a dense audience of seated people in light shirts, their backs to the camera. A decorated stage with ornate golden and colourful framing, banners and bright floodlights on tall towers sits at the far end, with a small figure at the centre of the stage. Strings of bunting hang across the top, and rows of smaller banners line the field. Some printed banners on the sides show text and portraits, but no individual on stage can be clearly distinguished. a person is not confidently visible.2006-11-24Wide night photograph of a large outdoor satsang ground lit by a row of tall white floodlights. Hundreds of seated attendees fill white plastic chairs in rows across the sandy ground, many in white, cream and bright saree colours. Black speaker cabinets stand at the left edge and orange flags and an orange barrier line the far boundary. A few people stand near the left edge, but the stage with any speaker is not clearly visible. Attendees are too distant to count individually, so the crowd is described as hundreds.2010-02-17Night outdoor gathering with a large seated crowd, mostly in white clothing, filling a open ground lit by stage lights and a camera crew on tripods. In the foreground, a long white-draped altar decorated with flower garlands holds a small lit flame, brass vessels and offerings on an orange cloth. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged at the right end of the altar, and another person in orange sits at the far right edge near a microphone stand, with a short-haired person in white standing near the camera. Blue and red mats cover the ground in front of the altar. Strings of lights and tents appear in the distance.2010-02-12A large night crowd of seated devotees fills an open-air event ground, packed closely behind a low white barrier cloth in the foreground. Most wear white shirts and dhotis or saris, with some in orange, pink and purple garments and a few women with head coverings. A tall metal lighting frame stands at left, a palm tree wrapped in string lights is at centre, and strings of small pennant flags and bulbs run across the top. Stage or banner structures are faintly visible in the background. No individual can be distinctly identified as a person in this crowd view.2006-11-24A night photograph taken from the back of a large outdoor satsang ground, showing a dense crowd of seated devotees in white, saffron and colourful saris and shirts on blue plastic chairs over green mats. Bright floodlights line the field and orange draped barriers run across the ground toward a stage that is out of frame at the far end. The seated audience is at the front and a second crowd of people is visible further back. No single figure can be identified as a person in the frame.2010-02-17Night-time photograph of a large outdoor satsang audience seated in white plastic chairs on a green-carpeted ground, lit by tall floodlight poles. Rows of people in white, cream and colourful saris and kurtas fill the foreground and recede toward an orange draped barrier and a distant crowd of many hundreds. A few standing figures in light clothing stand along the edges. The stage is not visible; the attendees face toward it. Orange bunting and flags line the back of the grounds under a dark sky.2010-02-17March 03 20182018-03-03Night outdoor gathering with a very large crowd of devotees seated on the ground in white clothes, facing a raised platform lit by stage lights. On the right, a man in orange robes sits behind a low white-draped altar with garlands, a lit fire pit and brass vessels, performing a homa. Beside him, another person in white kneels at the altar, and a cameraman in white stands on a tripod near the crowd. Floodlit stage rigging and rows of lights stretch across the distant field.2010-02-12