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Night outdoor event lit by bright stadium floodlights, with a crowd of devotees pressing toward a white raised platform at right. A woman with short dark hair, wearing a red flower garland and an orange-and-gold sari, stands behind the platform on the right, reaching out toward a bald older man in a white shirt and white dhoti who leans in with his hands on her arms. Other devotees in white shirts and dhotis fold their hands in namaskar or hold small printed cards, a woman in a green sari with a braid and a woman in a pink sari and yellow blouse stand in the foreground, and a cameraman with a video camera on a tripod operates at the top right. Several people are shown, with many more visible in the background.

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January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08Night photo of an outdoor satsang or darshan at a stage, lit by bright floodlights, with a large crowd of devotees standing and seated behind barricades. On the right, a man with long dark hair and a red-beaded garland, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over a white garment, stands at a white ceremonial podium and gives something to a devotee. Beside him, a younger man in a red-and-gold shawl offers prasad or a small object. In the foreground, a bearded man in white and a man in an orange shirt lean in, a woman in a teal sari stands at left, and a woman in a green sari and a man in white kneel near the podium. Speakers, a drum set and musicians in white sit at left. A photographer's raised phone is visible in the crowd.2012-01-08Night outdoor event photographed in a crowd beside a white table draped with a red cloth. On the right, a long-haired figure with a red-and-white garland, saffron-orange shawl and gold bangles sits behind the table, holding a ritual item. Beside him, a bare-shouldered man in a red and gold-bordered wrap with rudraksha malas and a white forehead mark receives hands pressed in namaste from a man in white shirt and dhoti. Several devotees, including a woman with a flower garland and a child, stand close by. Crowd, speakers and string lights fill the background.2012-01-08Night photograph of a crowd at an outdoor event lit by overhead floodlights, with strings of small orange flags above. In the foreground a figure in an orange turban, orange garment and a long garland of white flowers and yellow beads sits on a raised yellow-cushioned seat, one hand raised in greeting while others reach toward him. Devotees in white shirts and white clothes, some wearing dark beaded necklaces, press close; a woman in white holds an infant wrapped in pink, and a man in a white shirt gestures toward the child. Pineapples sit on a red-and-white tray at the bottom edge. Behind them rows of seated people in white and colourful clothing fill the grounds, with blue chairs visible.2010-02-18Night photograph of a large crowd gathered outdoors under bright floodlights, most people in white or light shirts and dhotis, with some women in saris. On the right, a figure wearing an orange turban and orange robe with a garland of white flowers stands on a raised platform beneath a canopy decorated with orange and white cloth and hanging bunches of green bananas and coconuts. A woman in a green blouse and sari bends forward toward the platform, reaching out to it, and another woman in a purple garment stands nearby. Devotees press forward in front of the stage.2005-11-16Night outdoor gathering under bright floodlights on tall poles, with string lights strung across the background. On the right, a long-haired figure in an orange-saffron shawl and a red-and-white flower garland stands behind a raised white-and-red platform decorated with a white flower garland, pointing with a raised hand toward the crowd. A man in a red shawl and white clothes stands nearby, and a devotee in white leans in close. A large crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and shirts fills the ground, with a loudspeaker on a stand in the middle. A shaved-headed person in white sits at the far right near a tray of offerings.2012-01-08Night outdoor event with stage lights and orange pennant flags strung overhead. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti bends forward with his head lowered while a young man in white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala places his hand on his back, and a woman in white sari with red border and a braided hairstyle smiles beside them. On the right, a figure in orange sleeveless robe and orange turban wears a white and pink flower garland and a necklace of yellow beads, one hand extended toward the kneeling devotee. A large crowd in white clothing sits on rows of blue chairs behind a fence, with a lit building and a red-lit structure at the far right.2010-02-18July 27 20082008-07-27Night outdoor photo of a darshan scene. A long-haired figure with a red and white flower garland sits on a white raised platform beside a large garland-draped deity murti, with orange and yellow flowers. A devotee in white shirt reaches toward them while a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a gold border sits in the foreground. A crowd of men in white shirts presses behind a tall metal pole draped with an orange cloth. A small air-conditioning unit and dark trees are behind the platform.2012-01-08Night-time outdoor event with a crowd of devotees in white and pastel shirts behind barricades, string lights overhead and a loudspeaker on the left. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a red and white flower garland and a yellow-orange shawl with ornate gold armband, stands beside a tray of red apples and white flower garlands, apparently offering them. Beside him a man in a red and gold shawl with a rudraksha mala and white-clad attendants stand nearby. Red carpet underfoot. a person is the bare-chested figure with long hair, shawl and garlands; the scene suggests a padapuja or darshan offering.2012-01-08Night photograph of an outdoor satsang crowd with many devotees in white clothes and rudraksha malas, some kneeling and bowing with heads lowered. On the right, a man in orange robes and an orange turban stands on a raised platform, reaching his hand toward a kneeling devotee's head in blessing. Another orange-clad figure with long hair stands behind him. A woman in a yellow shawl sits in the foreground, with fruit visible at the lower right. Stage lights and orange flags are visible in the background, and the crowd extends into the distance.2010-01-09