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Night photograph of a very large outdoor satsang gathering. Hundreds of people sit on plastic and wicker chairs in rows facing a distant stage, lit by floodlights on tall poles. Many women wear saris in pink, purple, green, yellow and red, and some men wear white shirts and dhotis. Strings of bunting cross above the crowd. The stage has a red and gold canopy with a seated figure in orange, too distant to identify. Banners line the sides of the field, and a logo appears at the upper left corner.

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January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Night outdoor satsang with a large crowd of devotees seated in rows on plastic chairs facing a brightly lit stage. The stage has a red and gold canopy with a white and red striped valance, a central ornate golden throne-like seat, and a signboard with Tamil lettering above. Many women wear sarees in blue, green, pink and yellow, some with head coverings; several people in white clothes sit near the front. Strings of festive lights and pennants hang across the grounds, and a large billboard on the right is visible. A few figures stand near the stage in white. No individual can be clearly identified as a person on the stage from appearance.2010-01-08Night outdoor satsang at a large open ground in Tiruvannamalai. A dense crowd of devotees sits on rows of orange and white plastic chairs facing a brightly lit stage backed by a decorated golden-and-red canopy with a deity murti visible. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, red, green and blue, many with head coverings; men wear white shirts and dhotis. Floodlights on tall stands and strings of yellow-and-green bunting frame the scene. A large banner with Tamil writing stands at right. A stage figure is not clearly distinguishable at this distance.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Night outdoor gathering of a large crowd of devotees seated on orange and black plastic chairs and standing in rows facing a lit stage. The stage has a decorated white and gold canopy with a central golden shrine-like backdrop, and a banner above reads a Tamil/Sanskrit-style title. Strings of bunting and floodlights line the open ground, with several flex banners on poles at the sides. Foreground figures include a man in a white shirt and jeans, women in salwar kameez and sarees in blue, green and maroon, and women in head scarves. Many attendees are seated in the rows, with a few children visible at the bottom edge.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph of a huge outdoor satsang at Tiruvannamalai. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and salwar kameez with headscarves, fill plastic chairs in rows facing a brightly lit stage at the far end. The stage has a red and gold canopy framing a central figure seated on a throne, though the figure is too small and distant to read clearly. Bright floodlights line both sides, strings of festive bunting cross overhead, and banners hang at the edges. A child in an orange shirt sits in the foreground on the right.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph of a very large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on plastic chairs and floor mats facing a distant illuminated stage. Many attendees wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear saris in white, cream, pink and yellow, and some men wear pink and red head cloths. Bright floodlights stand on poles, strings of small yellow and orange lights and bunting stretch overhead, and a large banner hangs on the left. On the right a decorated stage with red and gold trim and a throne-like central seat is lit for the event. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the seated crowd, so no identification is made.2010-01-08Night-time outdoor satsang at a large open ground, with a huge crowd of devotees seated on plastic chairs and mats facing a lit stage. The stage has a decorated canopy with a central seated figure in the distance, too small to identify. Many attendees wear white, yellow and red clothing, and several women wear white or pastel saris and head coverings. Floodlights, strings of bunting and banners line the field, and white cloth barriers run along the front rows.2010-01-08