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A large seated audience fills an outdoor satsang hall, with rows of men in white shirts and dhotis, some in colourful shirts, and a few women at the front. Two seated men in saffron-orange robes sit in the foreground, one wearing glasses and the other with a shaved head, both in chairs. A man on the left wears a red cloth and holds a long wooden staff. Metal barricades and a yellow and green banner appear in the background. Whether the saffron-robed man is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so the identity is uncertain.

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June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large seated crowd at an outdoor satsang in Pondicherry, with rows of men and women in white shirts, dhotis and saris facing forward. Two monastic figures in orange robes sit in the front row, one with a shaved head at centre, the other further left with a shaved head. Metal crowd barriers and a green-and-yellow vehicle appear in the background. A white-shirted man in glasses sits at lower right, and children are scattered through the rows. The scene is dense with spectators, but the visible people in view are far more than a few, so the count is recorded as a range.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19December 29 20102010-12-29A large outdoor evening gathering of seated men at a satsang event, viewed from the back rows. Rows of white plastic chairs fill the ground, with dense crowds in white shirts, pastel and checked shirts, and some in maroon. Orange flags and orange banners line the back of the open ground under floodlights, and a tall speaker stack stands at the right edge. Many attendees are older men in white dhotis or trousers and light shirts, some holding water bottles, and a few lean or doze. No speaker or figure resembling a teacher is visible on stage in this view.2010-02-17Large outdoor crowd seated on plastic chairs and mats at night, filling the frame in rows behind bamboo barrier poles. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis or mundus, with some in colourful saris, a red shirt, an orange scarf and a few with headcloths. Lit stage backdrop and a banner are visible at upper right. Dense audience at a discourse or celebration, with individual faces too small to read.2010-12-29April 06 20122012-04-06A 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.2010-02-12December 29 20102010-12-29January 21 20102010-01-21December 29 20102010-12-29