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Evening photograph of a crowd of devotees standing and kneeling on red-and-white stone steps along a water-side ghat at dusk. Many wear white kurtas and salwar kameez, with a woman in the foreground in a cream and yellow dupatta and white kurta with hands joined in namaste. Others in the group wear purple, red and grey clothing. A lamp lights the dark background, with a tiered structure and a river or pool visible beyond the steps. Devotees appear to be in quiet prayer or worship together. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.

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Dusk scene at a riverside ghat with red-and-grey stone steps descending toward dark water. Many devotees, mostly dressed in white, stand on the steps with palms pressed together in anjali, facing the water. A woman in a white top and green cloth bag stands in the foreground; a girl in yellow shawl and white clothes stands nearby. A man in front wears an orange shawl over his shoulder. Bamboo scaffolding and a distant floodlight illuminate the scene. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2010-12-02December 02 20102010-12-02Night photo of a large outdoor seated gathering on wide stone steps lit dimly, with many attendees in white clothes sitting close together, some wearing saffron, pink, purple and multicolored garments. Several people in the foreground have hands raised or clasped in front of them, while others on the steps look toward a distant area where a few standing figures in white and saffron stand near a dark stage or platform. A metal staircase runs along the right edge. The scene suggests a satsang or evening discourse, though no speaker is clearly visible at this distance. Many faces are partially shaded in the dark.2010-09-13December 02 20102010-12-02A night photograph of a large crowd standing and sitting on red brick steps along the edge of a water tank. Most people wear white dhotis and white shirts or white garments, with a few in brighter clothing, including a figure in an orange top and a person under a blue umbrella. Metal railings and a steel staircase run along the right side, and a bright light glows in the dark background. The water in the foreground reflects the lights. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2011-07-16Night outdoor satsang on stone steps beside dark water. Dozens of seated devotees, many in white clothes, face a figure standing on a metal staircase at right, wearing an orange-saffron garment and holding a microphone. Bamboo poles tied with rope frame the stairs. Some attendees wear lanyards and sit on a light mat; a woman in a red-and-orange sari sits at lower left. The figure in orange is a sannyasi-style presenter, with the appearance of a long-haired teacher; the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2010-12-02A night-time outdoor gathering of many seated devotees on stone steps, facing a distant figure in white standing near a raised platform at the right. Most attendees wear white or grey clothes; a few wear orange, blue and pink, and some have shaved heads. Many have their hands folded or heads bowed. A metal railing and staircase run along the upper area, with a lit banner-like platform edge at the right. The scene looks like a satsang or evening discourse.2010-09-13December 30 20102010-12-30Night photograph of a large seated gathering on red-brick tiered steps beside a dark water tank. Many devotees in white clothing sit in rows facing the water, with some in green, orange and pink saris and salwar. A bright floodlight and a faint rainbow flare appear above the stands. Bamboo poles and rope stretch over the water at right, and one figure in orange stands at the far right edge of the steps. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; the setting suggests a night satsang or meditation session.2010-12-02Night-time outdoor gathering on red-painted stone steps under a dark sky. A man in a loose white kurta and glasses stands at the left edge looking upward, beside a shaven-headed man in white clothes with a white shawl. Seated devotees and attendees in white dhotis and kurtas fill the steps, while a bald man in a white dhoti with a red border and a child in striped clothes sit lower down. Several white-clad people stand to the right. Figures appear to be watching something above, possibly a ceremony. No readable text is visible. a person identity cannot be established from the appearance of these figures.2011-07-16Night photograph of a large crowd of devotees standing and seated on red-tiled steps, many in white clothes, with hands joined in namaste and some with eyes closed in devotion. A woman in the front left wears white with a blue shawl, and a woman in front centre wears a white top with a pink skirt and raises her arms. Orange cloths are draped over raised seats on the right, and a microphone stand stands on the steps. A bright light glows at the upper left against the black sky. The setting appears to be an outdoor evening gathering, and no clear a person figure is visible.2010-09-13Night photograph of a large crowd seated on tiered concrete steps beside a lit pool of dark water at an open-air venue. Most attendees wear white, with some in green, orange, maroon and pink saris or kurtas, and many sit with hands folded in prayer or listening attentively. On the right, a small white-railed wooden walkway extends over the water toward a figure in orange robes seated near the end of the platform, appearing to address the gathering. Empty red seating tiers rise in the background under floodlights.2010-12-02