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Dense night-time crowd seated and standing at an outdoor public gathering, with blue signboards, bamboo barriers and warm string lights in the background. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe sits in the centre of the crowd beside a man in a maroon shirt and a man in a green cap. A man in a light blue shirt sits at left, and a man with grey hair wears glasses. The scene looks like a large audience at an evening programme.

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January 21 20102010-01-21January 21 20102010-01-21Night outdoor gathering with a large seated crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing saffron or yellow shawls, lit by string lights and street lamps. In the foreground centre, a bald man in an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala sits smiling on a plastic chair, hands together, with a red vibhuti or tilak mark on his forehead. He is seated among the crowd and no throne or stage is visible.2012-11-27A large audience of men sits seated in white plastic chairs in rows at an outdoor evening event, facing forward toward an unseen stage. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or lungis, with some in striped shirts, a blue polo, a light checked shirt and a red shirt. One man wears a pink-and-black striped head wrap and another a tan head cloth. A blue banner with Tamil script is visible at the top left. The ground is dry with straw. Many attendees are in the foreground, listening attentively.2010-01-21A large outdoor night gathering of many seated devotees in dense rows on a field, most dressed in white shirts with dark rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, while others wear orange, saffron, striped or checked clothes and some wear head cloths or orange head scarves. Floodlights and a strip of festive string lights glow at the back. Near the centre, a bearded figure in a long orange-saffron robe sits among the crowd, distinguished by his long white beard and flowing saffron garment; this is an appearance-based candidate for a person, seated in the crowd and not on a throne, with the cues being the saffron robe and long beard, which is uncertain enough to set a person to unsure. Many people sit with eyes closed in meditation.2010-02-12November 24 20062006-11-24A large outdoor night gathering of seated people facing a stage, lit by bright floodlights and strings of lights. Most attendees wear white shirts and dhotis or plain shirts, while several men on the right wear saffron/orange robes and one has long matted hair and a beard. A uniformed police officer in khaki sits on the left. A man in the foreground has a white vibhuti/tilak mark on his forehead. The crowd fills the frame and extends far back toward a tented area and banners. No identifiable presenter is clearly visible in the frame, and no one's identity is established from appearance.2012-04-06August 21 20162016-08-21A night outdoor satsang audience seated closely in rows on the ground, mostly facing left. Foreground and middle rows include men in white shirts and dhotis, a man in a green shirt, women in cream and white sarees, and a woman with a bindi in a patterned saree. Behind them stands a low wall and a stone shrine-like structure under dark trees. A large banner shows a figure in orange clothing with a tilak against a red background, beside a yellow panel with Tamil text. Bamboo poles and a light are visible above the crowd.2010-01-20June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large seated audience at an outdoor event in India, rows of people on red plastic chairs under lit banners. Men in white shirts, checked shirts and light kurtas sit in front, women in saris and salwar kameez behind, and children in the rows. A bearded older man in white sits near the centre. Two banners hang above the crowd, one showing a smiling older man in saffron robes, with lights strung along the frame. No speaker or a person candidate is clearly visible on stage, so the presence of a person cannot be confirmed from the image.2006-11-24February 24 20172017-02-24