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May 01 2005

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A large night-time outdoor gathering of seated devotees fills the frame, rows of red plastic chairs in the foreground. Men in white shirts and checked shirts sit beside women in saris in pink, red, yellow, green and teal, many wearing gold necklaces and bangles. Illuminated stalls and banners with lights stand in the background. No speaker or stage figure is clearly visible in the crowd.2005-12-11November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24November 24 20062006-11-24A photograph of a large seated audience at a mass Living Enlightenment convention, filling the frame with rows of white plastic chairs. Most attendees wear white or pale shirts and kurtas, while women wear saris in pink, yellow, purple, green and dark tones, some with sindoor and earrings. A man at the left wears an orange-and-white garment, and a bald older man at the right has a vertical forehead mark. Many faces are turned toward the stage, which is not visible.A large outdoor satsang under a white tent with red and pink bunting, where a dense crowd sits in rows of white plastic chairs on a red carpet. Many attendees wear white ritual clothes, some women wear red, orange and yellow saris, and a man in the left foreground wears an orange and yellow garment with a marigold garland. Several people sit with hands joined in namaste, and a man in a grey vest and white kurta in the right foreground presses his palms together. Children and elderly devotees are interspersed among the audience. A metal barrier runs across the middle distance, and the stage with the speaker is not visible in the frame.2016-01-03A large outdoor tent event filled with seated devotees on red plastic chairs over a red carpet. Many men wear white dhotis and white caps, some with orange sashes and rosettes, while women wear saris and salwar in blue, black, maroon and orange. A woman in orange robes sits centre-left, and a man in an orange turban sits at the centre-right. Pink and white canopy drapes and a metal barrier line the back of the tent, with a palm-leaf decoration at the top right. The audience is attentive, facing a stage out of frame.2015-01-13December 20 20112011-12-20A large outdoor gathering of seated devotees fills most of the frame, facing toward the right and watching an event off-camera. Many sit on turquoise and red plastic chairs. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, and others wear checked and striped shirts in orange, teal and cream. Women in saris of teal, orange and yellow sit among them, and several children sit in the front row. Above the crowd, pots of flowers and decorated kalasha-like arrangements are visible against green foliage. No a person is clearly visible in the frame.2006-11-13November 24 20062006-11-24A large crowd of devotees seated on white plastic chairs under reddish stage lighting at an outdoor event. Foreground: an older man in white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a name badge, beside a man in a white shirt holding a paper. Middle rows: older men in white shirts with orange or saffron shawls, and women in colourful saris including red, yellow and green. Many attendees hold pink and white printed sheets. Further back, people stand and sit in dense rows.2008-12-30A large crowd of devotees sits in rows on an open ground at night, lit by bright floodlights and strings of lights on palm trees. Most are seated with eyes closed, appearing to meditate. Men wear white shirts, checked shirts and orange polo shirts; women wear saris in red, pink and cream, and one older woman wears a white head covering. Red plastic chairs are visible at the right side, and a tall lighting scaffold stands in the background. The scene resembles a satsang gathering, with no clearly identifiable figure at the front of the crowd.2006-11-24