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A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on the ground in front of a brick wall, many with palms pressed together in anjali. Most wear white dhotis and shirts; several women wear orange, saffron and yellow saris, and some men wear orange shawls. Wooden poles and a bamboo-frame canopy stand in the foreground, and a figure in an orange-red shawl stands at the upper right among standing participants. The crowd extends back to the wall, with many more people standing behind. Hundreds of people are visible, with devotees in the front rows appearing to pray or listen.

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December 29 20102010-12-29A large crowd of devotees sits in rows under a rough bamboo and thatch canopy in a temple courtyard, hands pressed together in namaskar. Many wear white clothing with yellow shawls or orange and saffron garments, while women wear sarees in green, red and orange. A young boy in a checked shirt sits among them, and a man in a white shirt sits in the foreground. A pink temple gopuram with arched shrines and a stone wall stand behind the gathering. a person is not clearly visible in the frame.2010-01-08A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on a stone courtyard floor in front of a tall grey stone wall, with a bamboo and palm-frond canopy overhead. Most attendees wear white dhotis and saris, with some in yellow, orange and red, and several women wear red or orange shawls. Many sit with palms pressed together in prayer or with eyes closed in meditation, while others stand at the back. A few men are bare-chested with white cloth wrapped around their waists. The crowd is dense and fills the frame. No identifiable a person is visibly present in the frame.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on stone ground in front of a tall dark stone wall, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, some with saffron or orange shawls and shaved heads; women wear white and yellow-bordered saris and orange garments. Bamboo poles frame the foreground, and a few standing people and a photographer in orange stand at the back. Crowd is dense with well over a hundred visible people.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A large outdoor crowd of devotees sits closely packed on the ground in front of a tall grey stone wall, most dressed in white. Many women wear white or cream sarees with coloured borders, some with red or orange tones, and several have vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, and a man in the front left has white tripundra marks and a black mala. Some attendees hold name badges on lanyards. Several people sit with hands folded or eyes closed in meditation. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.2010-12-29A large outdoor gathering of seated devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar before a dark stone temple wall with a carved lion-face relief. Foreground at left, a bald man in saffron robes with a gold neck garland stands beside a monk in saffron with a rudraksha mala, facing the crowd. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts, some in yellow or orange, sit closely packed on bare ground. Bamboo poles and a wooden frame rise at right, and a camera operator stands at lower left.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A large crowd of devotees sits closely packed on a stone-paved outdoor area in front of a grey granite wall, many with eyes closed in meditation or satsang. Most wear white clothing, including white saris and white shirts, while some women wear brown, green, orange and red saris. Many devotees wear rudraksha malas around their necks, and several have tilak or vibhuti marks on their foreheads, with a red bindi visible on one woman. A woman in a white sari with a blue border stands at the far left edge. Behind the seated crowd, more people stand in white and colourful clothing. The scene looks like a public gathering at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event.2010-12-29