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Large outdoor satsang under a white tented pavilion with striped hanging banners on the sides. Two ornate golden thrones with red cushions sit on a red carpet at the front, empty of seated figures. Beside them on the left, several people in white ritual clothes sit on red-upholstered benches, and a man in white dhoti walks across the carpet in the foreground. A dense crowd of several hundred people, mostly in white, fills the pavilion. Photo captions are visible in the bottom corner, but no legible name is printed on the scene itself.

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January 01 20082008-01-01Large outdoor satsang under a white tent canopy, with hundreds of seated devotees in white ritual clothes on red carpets and red-cushioned benches. In the foreground, a few people wear saffron/orange garments, one seated on the carpet with hands together. Two ornate golden thrones with red cushions stand at the right side of the front area, unoccupied. Colourful decorative hanging banners with floral and bird motifs line the top left, and white and red fabric drapes frame the back of the tent. The crowd is dense, with many people visible across the middle and rear rows.2008-01-01A large outdoor tented gathering with a white canopy overhead and rows of devotees seated on red-cushioned benches across a red carpet. Most attendees wear white, with some in colourful saris and shirts. Several people in the foreground have their hands folded in prayer. Along the sides hang tall decorative pillars with red, blue and orange patterned panels and a bird motif. Two large ornate gold-and-red thrones stand at the right front of the stage area, empty.2008-01-01Photograph of a large crowd seated under a white tent canopy at an outdoor satsang gathering. Rows of devotees in white and light clothing sit on floor mats and chairs facing the stage. Two ornate golden thrones with red cushions stand prominently at the front right, empty. Strings of colourful tassel decorations hang from the tent ceiling above a blue and white patterned backdrop. Several people in the foreground wear white dhotis and saris. Oil lamps sit on a red cloth near the front. The crowd appears to number in the hundreds.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A large outdoor tented event with a white canopy and a dense crowd of many people seated on a red carpet facing two ornate gold-framed thrones with red cushions, which are empty. Most attendees wear white clothing, with some in saffron and bright saris; many sit on red-cushioned benches in the foreground, several with hands folded in prayer. Tall decorated pillars with orange, green and blue patterns line the left side, and red and white floral garlands and bunting hang across the back of the tent. The scene suggests a public satsang gathering, though no a person candidate is visibly seated on the thrones.2008-01-01A large outdoor pandal with a white fabric canopy shelters a dense crowd seated on red carpet and red-cushioned chairs. Most attendees wear white, while some wear coloured saris, and several front-row men wear orange and saffron shawls with red-and-yellow scarves. Rows of seated devotees stretch back toward the stage area, which is framed by blue and white draped backdrops and red-and-white festoon decorations. Speakers and stage lights hang from the poles. No individual with distinctive a person cues is clearly visible at the stage, so no a person candidate is identified.2007-12-30Large outdoor tent event with a red carpet aisle running through a crowd of devotees dressed in white, many men in white kurtas and dhotis, women in white and cream saris, and several men in cream or beige tunics with saffron-orange shawls. One man in the foreground carries a large brass plate of flowers and offerings. Striped tent canopies, colourful pennant banners and red-and-gold seating stand along the sides, with a raised dais at the far right. The scene suggests a satsang-style gathering with a procession moving through the hall. Several people are visible, and a dense crowd fills the background.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor ceremony under a large white tent with blue-and-white drapes, where a crowd of hundreds sits in rows facing a red-carpeted stage. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on the carpet performing a padapuja, one holding a small brass vessel and others with hands joined in prayer. Two ornate gold-and-red thrones stand empty at the front, with red cushioned benches beside them. Decorative brass lamps and a kalasha sit on white cloth, and a deity murti stands at the right near ornate pillars. Several attendees in white garments sit among the saffron-clad participants.2008-01-01December 31 20082008-12-31Large outdoor crowd seated under a white tent canopy at a satsang gathering. Many people wear white ritual clothes and white shirts, with some women in saris and a woman in a green sari near the centre. Tall decorated cloth pillars in green, red, yellow and orange with floral motifs line the left side. Stage backdrop and speaker columns are visible at the right. Attendees sit on the ground and in rows, some with hands together. No clearly identifiable central figure is visible on stage in this frame.2008-01-01