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Large outdoor crowd gathered at dusk in front of an illuminated temple chariot (ratha) decorated with lights and colourful garlands. Many devotees, mostly women and men in white ritual clothes, some with red and orange shawls and marigold garlands, dance and clap in an open circle with hands joined. A woman in a yellow shawl and white blouse smiles at the centre right, and a woman in a blue sari stands at lower centre. A few figures wear saffron or orange cloth. No clearly identifiable central teacher is visible in this frame. Strings of lights line the grounds in the background.

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Dusk procession at an outdoor ashram ground with a large crowd of devotees, mostly women, dressed in white and cream saris with gold borders. Many wear rudraksha malas and kumkum on their foreheads, and some raise their hands in devotion while others dance and walk forward. At the centre back, an illuminated ratha or chariot decorated with lights, flowers and colourful draping carries a deity murti and has a palanquin-like canopy. A tiled-roof pavilion and strings of small lights stand on the right, with trees and a dusky blue sky behind. No individual figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2015-07-31Dusk outdoor crowd gathered for a procession at an ashram-style grounds with string lights. Dozens of women in white and cream clothes fill the foreground, many with vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads, several with hands folded in namaskar. One woman in the front right wears an orange saffron top with a rudraksha mala. In the background a decorated ratha/palanquin with golden deity figures under a lit canopy is carried above the crowd. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people or the ratha figures.2015-07-31January 13 20152015-01-13July 31 20152015-07-31July 31 20152015-07-31Evening photo of a large procession of women in white saris with gold borders walking along a dirt ground toward a lit, decorated canopy arch strung with lights and garlands. Several women wear red and orange garlands and white ritual clothing; one holds a yellow and red cloth bag printed with a temple image, another carries a purple shoulder bag, and one has a white paste mark on her forehead. Dusk sky, trees and a building in the background. A few darker figures stand at the edges.2015-07-31Night outdoor gathering with a large crowd of women in white and cream saris with coloured borders, many wearing rudraksha malas. In the centre, a smiling woman in white sari with a rudraksha garland walks forward with hands clasped. To the right, a woman in bright orange sari with rudraksha mala stands beside others in white. Background shows a red earthen wall and string lights. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in the scene.2016-03-07Night procession on a open dirt ground with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris with red shawls. Women in white saris and red shawls, some with rudraksha malas, walk and fold hands in namaste. Behind them a decorated ratha/chariot with a blue canopy and garlands is lit, and a lit temple-style shrine tower holds a deity murti, with a figure in orange near the chariot. Mostly the crowd is in motion, with many people visible in the foreground and background.2013-05-27November 20 20102010-11-20September 13 20152015-09-13 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20122012-01-01Large crowd of devotees, mostly women, gathered outdoors on a dirt path at dusk, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Several women in white and cream traditional dress, some wearing rudraksha or beaded malas and red-and-white shawls; a woman in an orange blouse and a woman in a yellow sari stand in the foreground. A woman with a white forehead mark wears a red kurta. A vehicle is partly visible at lower left, and colourful tassels hang at the right edge. Crowd appears devotional, consistent with a satsang procession or gathering. a person is not visibly present in the frame.2015-07-31