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A large outdoor tented event with a dense crowd of devotees, mostly men in white clothes with red shawls or stoles, seated and standing in the foreground. On a raised stage at the back, a figure sits on a gold throne with an ornate gold backrest, flanked by people in orange and saffron robes and potted plants. Overhead hang red and gold festoons and a dark red stage curtain. A camera crane and video equipment are visible. The crowd appears to be listening to a discourse or satsang.

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May 07 20162016-05-07May 04 20162016-05-04A large outdoor tented event with a dense crowd of many hundreds of people seated in the foreground, mostly women in white, red, green and orange saris and kurtas. On a raised stage at the back, a seated figure in a red and gold chair is flanked by several people in saffron/orange robes and a woman in white. Behind the stage is a large silver-grey relief of a deity murti with multiple arms, framed by red drapes, with potted plants and a golden kalasha-like ornament above. Stage lights, cameras on tripods and speakers are visible at the sides.2016-05-07May 07 20162016-05-07Wide photograph of a large indoor hall packed with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor, mostly in white clothes with orange-red shawls or sashes. At the front, a stage draped in red curtains holds a seated figure before a large backdrop painting of a deity with multiple arms; a small red-clothed figure sits in the centre of the platform. Two video screens flank the stage, and a camera crane extends over the audience. Potted plants line the stage edge.2016-05-05Large crowd of devotees seated on the floor of a tented hall, facing a raised stage. Most seated people wear white clothing with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders, and many are seen from behind. On the stage, a seated figure in orange-red robes sits on an ornate golden throne beneath a golden canopy, with a standing attendant in white nearby and another in dark clothing at the right. Behind the stage hangs a large carved panel depicting a multi-armed deity murti, flanked by gilded decorative screens and tall pillars. Speakers, stage truss and a camera on a tripod are visible at the sides.2016-04-21April 23 20162016-04-23A large crowd of devotees seated on the floor in a hall, viewed from behind, most dressed in white with some in red, purple and blue. On a raised stage beneath a golden backdrop, a central figure in red and white stands before a golden deity murti, flanked by women in saris and figures in orange. Two large screens show a figure garlanded in green and red, and a camera on a crane overlooks the scene. The setting suggests a Guru Purnima satsang or puja.2016-07-19December 17 20172017-12-17 +1 copiesA large outdoor-style stage event under a red canopy with dark red curtains. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne in the centre of a raised platform, with a large gold kalasha-style lamp and potted plants beside him. A dark carved relief of a deity with multiple arms, possibly Shiva, hangs on the backdrop. Several musicians and attendants in orange and saffron clothes sit at the sides of the stage. A dense crowd of hundreds of seated people, mostly women in red, orange, yellow and white saris and salwar, fills the foreground on a red carpet, with film cameras on tripods at the stage edges. The seated figure on the throne has long dark hair and wears saffron garments and gold adornments, but the appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm who he is, so the identity is uncertain.2016-05-07July 19 20162016-07-19December 20 20132013-12-20