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Night outdoor scene at an open ground under a bright floodlight on a tall pole. At left, a canopy with colourful triangular bunting shelters a raised platform where several men in saffron and orange robes stand near a golden ceremonial object. In the centre, a crowd of men in white shirts, checked shirts and jeans stands in a line facing the platform, some with hands folded. Women in yellow and orange saris stand among them. A cameraman operates a video camera on a tripod. A figure in full white clothing stands at right, and string lights are strung across the background trees.

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November 09 20112011-11-09Night outdoor gathering under a bright floodlight beside a decorated open-sided stage canopy with a string of multicolored triangular pennants. Several men in saffron/orange robes sit on the raised stage at left, and a few people in white and yellow stand near a gold ceremonial seat. A long line of men and boys in white shirts, checked shirts, lungis and dhotis stands on dry ground facing the stage, some with hands folded. Strings of red lights run across the background among palm and tree silhouettes, with a loudspeaker on a tripod in the middle distance.2011-11-09November 09 20112011-11-09November 09 20112011-11-09January 08 20122012-01-08Night photograph of a large crowd standing in long lines on a bare dirt ground, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis or lungis, with some women in saris at the left. Blue plastic chairs are stacked at the far left edge. On the right, a tall bamboo-framed structure is wrapped in blue and white fairy lights. Street lamps and illuminated stalls glow in the background, and scattered litter lies on the ground. No stage or deity is visible, and the crowd appears to be waiting or watching an event beyond the frame.2010-01-21January 08 20122012-01-08Night photograph of a large outdoor satsang or festival gathering under a white tent canopy. A dense crowd of many men in white dhotis and shirts fills the foreground and middle ground, with a few in beige, blue and orange clothing among them. Tall decorated pillars wrapped in colourful patterned fabric stand at the right edge, and strings of lights and a large screen appear in the background. Stage lights illuminate the scene from above.2010-02-12Night outdoor scene at an open ground lit by a bright floodlight on a pole, with trees and string lights behind a fence. A crowd of men stands and sits on plastic chairs; many wear white dhotis and shirts, one in a checked shirt, and a man on the right has a shaved head and wears a white dhoti with an orange-and-gold border, with a bare upper body and sacred ash marks visible nearby. A tripod-mounted camera stands at left among the people, and a small speaker sits on a pole. The ground is bare dirt.2011-11-09Night outdoor event photo of a large crowd standing behind a long white railing on dirt ground, lit by bright floodlights on tall poles. Rows of white plastic chairs fill the foreground, with blue chairs stacked at left. Several saffron and orange flags stand along the background, and a white stage or screen structure rises at centre. Men in shirts, trousers and white dhotis stand near the front, alongside women in cream and orange saris. Some people wear white and some wear orange.2010-01-10Night photograph of a large crowd standing in an open dirt yard facing away from camera toward a lit area. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers; some wear colourful shirts in yellow, blue and orange. A stack of blue plastic chairs stands at right. A decorated vehicle with lights and a painted panel is at far left, and a loudspeaker horn is mounted on a pole at right. Street lamps glow orange in the background beside white-walled structures and an archway. The scene appears to be a gathering or procession at night.2010-01-20January 21 20102010-01-21