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Night outdoor event photographed from the back of a large audience seated on floor mats and chairs facing a brightly lit stage. Two tall light towers with rows of bulbs stand at each side, and strings of bunting hang across the top. The stage backdrop is decorated with ornate painted arches and a large portrait banner, and a figure in white stands at the front center beside a red carpet running down the aisle. Banners flank the stage. Crowd appears in the hundreds.

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Night outdoor gathering of a very large crowd seated on rows of black plastic chairs facing an illuminated stage. The ornate decorated stage has a golden multi-tiered canopy and a large backdrop image of a bearded figure in saffron. Tall floodlights on poles light the scene, strings of pennants run across the top, and large vertical banners with portraits and text line both sides. Palm trees frame the open ground. Many people are seen from the back, some in white shirts. Scattered audience members are wearing white and light clothing. The crowd fills the foreground to the back of the field. A stage-side portrait shows a figure in orange clothing, and a figure on the stage area is hard to distinguish at this distance.2006-11-24Night outdoor satsang in a large open ground, viewed from behind a dense audience of seated people in light shirts, their backs to the camera. A decorated stage with ornate golden and colourful framing, banners and bright floodlights on tall towers sits at the far end, with a small figure at the centre of the stage. Strings of bunting hang across the top, and rows of smaller banners line the field. Some printed banners on the sides show text and portraits, but no individual on stage can be clearly distinguished. a person is not confidently visible.2006-11-24Night-time outdoor satsang in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, with a large crowd of seated devotees filling rows of chairs in the foreground, mostly men in shirts and dhotis viewed from behind. A decorated stage is lit by floodlights, with an ornate arched canopy, strings of pennants overhead, and a central portrait of a saffron-robed figure above a row of lit oil lamps. On the left, a large banner shows a bearded figure beside Tamil text, and on the right a tower of bright lights rises beside a yellow banner with a figure printed on it. Palm trees frame the background.2006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24Night outdoor gathering at the Kanchipuram ashram inauguration: a very large crowd of seated devotees, seen from behind, fills the open ground facing an illuminated stage. The stage has an ornate, multi-tiered decorated canopy with a large backdrop screen showing a figure in orange robes seated before a shrine-like setting. Strings of bulbs, tall light towers, palm trees and hanging banners with a saffron-and-red portrait surround the area. Devotees wear white and pale shirts. No individual figure on stage can be clearly identified as the a person from appearance.2006-11-24Night photograph of a very large outdoor crowd seated in rows on a dark open ground, seen from behind, facing a brightly lit stage. The stage has an ornate golden canopy with decorative arches and a large framed portrait of a bearded man in orange-saffron robes above it; floodlights on tall poles and rows of coloured bulbs light the scene, with palm trees and tall vertical banners with printed images and text along the sides. The crowd is too dense and dark to count individually, and no individual person is clearly identifiable.2006-11-24Night photograph of an outdoor satsang with a large crowd of seated attendees in the foreground, many in light clothing and some with head coverings, facing a lit stage. The stage has a yellow canopy with banana plants at its corners, a maroon draped backdrop, and a row of stage lights on a stand. A person in white stands near the stage center, with other figures in white nearby. Two floodlights illuminate the open ground under a dark sky.2005-11-17Night outdoor event photographed from behind a seated audience of many people in white and light shirts, with palm fronds in the foreground. A large crowd fills rows of chairs facing an illuminated stage decorated with colourful ornate arches and banners. Bright lights frame the stage, strings of bunting hang overhead, and a large banner on the right shows a bearded figure in an orange turban and robes. A few figures stand on the stage area in the distance.2006-11-24Night outdoor event photographed from behind a large seated crowd facing a decorated stage. Dense rows of people in white, cream, yellow and orange clothing sit on plastic chairs. Bright floodlights and strings of small triangular pennants hang above. The stage has an ornate golden canopy with multicoloured decorations, and a large backdrop portrait shows a figure in an orange turban and robes seated among white-draped attendants. Palm trees stand at the right edge, and a smaller decorated structure with a lit area appears at left.2006-11-24