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Night-time outdoor ritual gathering under a white tent with large crowd seated on the ground in white dhotis and white saris, many with bare shoulders and yellow-bordered garments. Foreground centre, a bare-chested older man in a white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Right side, a raised stage with a red-cushioned throne and a deity murti decorated with garlands and gold ornaments; a mat with striped cloth in front. A standing man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the stage edge. Speakers and stage lights line the top left.

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March 11 20172017-03-11A night-time outdoor gathering at an ashram stage, with a large crowd seated on the ground in white and light-coloured clothes. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands among the seated devotees, holding up his hand. On the right, a woman in a dark embroidered sari sits near a pale-cloth-covered table with a monitor. Behind them a decorated stage has a red chair-like seat, a dais with a deity murti adorned with flowers, a kalasha-style brass vessel, and yellow and blue draped fabric, with string lights and a speaker on the left. Several people wear white shawls or wraps and necklaces of flowers.2017-03-11Night outdoor event under a white tent with stage lights and speakers. A dense crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and yellow saris and men in white dhotis, sits on the ground with hands folded. A man with a white beard in a white shirt stands centre near a decorated area. At right, a red and gold throne with a red cushion holds a deity murti decorated with flowers and garlands, and a shirtless man in an orange dhoti stands nearby holding a kalasha-like vessel. Peetha-style setup with striped cloth and banana leaves suggests a puja or darshan gathering.2017-03-11September 05 20172017-09-05Night outdoor satsang under a white tent with bright stage lights. Rows of seated devotees, mostly women in white saris with gold borders and some men bare-chested in white dhotis, sit on red and patterned mats facing a raised stage. On the right, a shrine displays decorated deity murtis with garlands and a glowing backdrop. A figure on the stage in orange-red robes sits in the central area with a microphone stand and video camera tripods filming the gathering.2017-09-05A large outdoor tent event with a dense crowd seated on a blue mat facing a raised stage. Many people in white dhotis and white saris sit on the floor, some bare-chested men with sacred ash on their foreheads. A large screen at left shows a crowd. On the stage, a few white-clad figures stand near a decorated backdrop with a deity murti. A camera crane is visible. Dusk lighting with string lights overhead. Audience members are roughly in the dozens to hundreds range but the count is uncertain; people are clearly over twenty visible.2017-03-11March 11 20172017-03-11March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 11 20172017-03-11September 05 20172017-09-05A large outdoor gathering of mostly women seated closely on the ground under a striped canopy at an ashram event. Most wear white or cream sarees with gold borders, and several wear gold necklaces, earrings and flowers in their hair. Many listen attentively, some with hands folded. Bamboo poles support the tent, with bright white light stands and a blue and yellow draped backdrop at the right. At the far left, a figure in an orange robe stands near the back, with several men in white standing among the crowd. The scene shows a seated satsang audience, with the stage and speaker out of frame.2017-03-11July 08 20172017-07-08