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Outdoor evening gathering at dusk under dark trees. Seated rows of devotees on white plastic chairs face a small table draped with a teal cloth, holding steel vessels, stacked water jugs and a lit oil lamp. A woman in a white dress stands at left; a shaved-headed man in white with a light forehead mark sits behind the seated group near the table. A white minivan is parked to the right. Foreground includes a woman in a red top and a woman in a light white outfit with a white shawl seated at the front.

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December 16 20102010-12-16An outdoor satsang on a green mat at dusk, with a seated audience of many devotees in plastic chairs facing a stage area at the left. Foreground women wear orange, saffron, red and white garments; a woman in a white outfit with white hair sits center, and a woman at right wears a yellow-orange shawl and pink headwrap. Behind them, a dense crowd of people sits or stands, with white-clad figures among them, under a dusky sky with trees and a red brick wall. No speaker's face is clearly identifiable among the foreground figures.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16A night-time evening session with a large seated audience of devotees, mostly men in white kurtas, light shirts and jackets, many wearing glasses. In the foreground a bearded man in a dark jacket with an orange-beaded mala sits attentively, beside a young man in a blue jacket. Further back a bald man in white with folded arms and a man in a light blue top sit on the grounds, and a woman in a red top sits at right. Blue plastic chairs and a white table sit at the back, with a blue bin at upper right. The gathering appears to be listening to a talk or satsang.2011-11-28Outdoors at dusk, a seated group gathers around a small ring-shaped fire pit lined with stones on gravel ground, with flames and smoke rising from it. A central figure with long dark hair wears a white robe and sits cross-legged, tending the fire with a stick beside a metal pot and a brass plate of offerings. Around them devotees sit in a wide circle: a man in a dark blue jacket, a woman in a pink shawl, a man in a maroon shawl and a man in a grey blanket, with many others standing in the background under a green tarp among trees. The setting suggests a homa fire ritual.2005-05-08Night outdoor gathering on bare ground beneath strings of multicoloured fairy lights in trees. Seated devotees fill the frame: in the foreground a woman in an orange-bordered sari and a woman in a pale sari with an orange border sit on the ground, and a man with folded hands sits at left. Behind them men in white kurtas and dhotis sit on blue plastic chairs and on the ground, with several standing at right. Parked white vans and a dark SUV stand among the trees.2013-03-10Night outdoor gathering on a dirt ground, with a large crowd seated in rows on mats and blankets facing a bonfire lit at the right. A tall metal frame stands behind the fire, and a white SUV is parked in the background under bright portable floodlights. Near the center, a figure in orange robes stands beside a small table with a white cloth, and a few people in white clothes move at the edges. Many attendees wear bright tops in pink, teal, yellow and orange.2011-11-28 +1 copiesMay 08 20052005-05-08Outdoor photo of a group of about ten people seated in a loose circle on a gravel riverbank under a misty grey sky with pine trees behind them. A figure with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe with a leopard-print wrap holds a white cup, which is a person (appearance cues: long swept-back hair and saffron/orange clothing), seated near the centre. Nearby, a man in white clothes sits beside a seated woman in an orange-peach saree with gold bangles, and a man in a black jacket with a yellow collar sits on the right. A woman in a pink top sits in the right foreground. A plush toy sits on the stones.2005-05-06Outdoor evening gathering of devotees seated on the ground. A man in a white kurta holds a steel tray of yellow sweets, while a woman in a red sari with a gold necklace and bangles offers sweets to the seated crowd. Beside them a woman in a cream sari with a black beaded mala smiles, and a woman in a yellow shawl eats a sweet. Steel containers and water jugs are on a table behind, with trees in the background. Visible people are roughly 15 to 20 in the frame.2010-12-16Night outdoor gathering around a crackling campfire at the base of a bare tree. A seated figure in orange-red clothing sits on a white raised seat under a striped canopy at the left edge. Many people in white and light clothing sit on the ground in rows around the fire, with a bright lamp and a white SUV in the background. Foreground silhouettes of seated attendees face the scene.2009-09-05Night outdoor gathering around a bright campfire on sandy ground. A figure in orange robes sits on a white raised seat under a small canopy, facing the audience across the flames. Dozens of seated attendees in white clothes and dark shawls fill white plastic chairs in the foreground and sides. A man in white with an orange scarf stands at left holding a camera beside a tripod light. A white table with a cloth and a few seated people is at right, with a parked SUV beyond. A large white floodlight glows in the background.2009-11-19