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A crowd of women, girls and some men sit on white plastic chairs and on the grass under a thatched palm-leaf canopy supported by rough wooden poles at an outdoor gathering. A woman in an orange and yellow sari with flowers in her hair sits at left, a woman in a red blouse and a woman in a maroon sari sit nearby, and a girl in blue sits at right. Several men in white shirts stand at the back among a row of seated devotees, with trees and a brick wall behind.

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October 28 20062006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28A photograph of a crowd of devotees seated on white and blue plastic chairs under a thatched palm-leaf shelter supported by bamboo poles. Women wear saris in orange, magenta, pink, yellow and green, and a man in a light checked shirt and white dhoti sits at the right edge. Children sit among them, including a boy in a striped shirt in the foreground. A teal minibus is parked behind the shelter under green trees, and several more people stand in the background. The image is stamped with the date 28 10 2006 in red.2006-10-28January 21 20102010-01-21Women in colourful saris sit on white plastic chairs under a thatched shelter with bamboo poles, watching an event outdoors. Many wear yellow, orange and purple saris; one older woman in the front left wears yellow and holds a black bag. Behind them stand a few men in white dhotis and shirts, and a brick wall and green trees fill the background. The scene appears to be a gathering for a procession, with the seated crowd facing the same direction. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2006-10-28October 28 20062006-10-28A large crowd of mostly women and girls sits seated on mats and cloth across a hall, watching a ritual or talk at the front. Many women wear colourful saris in pink, magenta, green, yellow, orange and teal, with gold necklaces, bangles and some hair in long braids with flowers. A small boy in a khaki shirt sits in the front row, and standing men in white shirts and dhotis are visible at the back and upper left. Tubelights hang from a corrugated roof above.August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor gathering under a large open tent with colourful striped fabric valance in purple, green, orange and yellow, supported by bamboo poles. A dense crowd of several hundred people sits on the dirt ground and plastic chairs, many men in white shirts and white dhotis, women in saris and salwar. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right, and a foreign man in a white kurta and a woman in a light blue top sit in chairs near centre. Trees and other tents with flags are visible behind. The scene looks like a public event rather than a close ceremony.2008-04-19A large crowd of villagers sits and stands under a thatched palm-leaf pandal roof supported by bamboo poles during an outdoor gathering. Many women wear saris in pink, orange, magenta, and purple, with marigold garlands woven into their hair, and several children appear in front. Men wear white shirts and white dhotis or lungis. A seated man in a white shirt sits on a blue plastic chair near green leaves, and a standing man in a white shirt gestures among the crowd. A colourful striped cloth hangs from a pole at the right edge. The setting appears to be a rural community event with many attendees.2008-07-28A large nighttime outdoor satsang audience seated in rows of plastic chairs on a red carpeted floor, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez in blue, pink, white, orange and purple, with a few children held in laps. A metal scaffold and blue ladder stand among the crowd, and the back rows are filled with more seated people under lights. The stage with the speaker is not visible in the frame, and no one can be identified as a person here. Small handbags and sandals rest near the chairs.2013-03-10