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Photograph of a large outdoor tent gathering with an orange, yellow and white striped canopy decorated with orange festoons and chandeliers. Dozens of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sit on green mats in rows, many wearing orange shawls, some with marigold garlands and rudraksha malas. In the right foreground a man in a tan vest over white kurta stands at a microphone on a stand, addressing the assembly, while a seated saffron-clad person in the lower foreground has long hair in a bun. Many photographers and cameramen with cameras and tripods surround the seated crowd. Red and orange banners and flags hang at the back of the tent.

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A large outdoor tent event with striped orange and white canopy, chandeliers and orange bunting. Hundreds of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes, some in white, fill rows of red chairs on a green carpet. In the foreground, a man in a beige vest and white kurta stands at a microphone stand addressing the assembly. Photographers and camera operators line the back, and a banner hangs at the rear. A woman in the front has long hair and an orange garment with a flower garland.2013-02-06A large marquee at a religious gathering, with a green carpet and rows of plastic chairs filled with saffron-robed sadhus and devotees. In the foreground a bald man in an orange shawl with flower garlands sits among seated monks, and a photographer in white kurta with a camera stands nearby. On the right, a white-clad elderly speaker with a grey beard stands at a microphone stand before a seated saffron-clad group. A man in a dark brown waistcoat and orange-banded turban stands in the aisle. Orange and yellow bunting decorates the tent ceiling, and a banner on the upper right reads a Hindu organisation's name.2013-02-06February 06 20132013-02-06Large outdoor tent event with striped yellow and orange canopy, hanging chandeliers and orange bunting. A bearded man in the foreground wears orange robes, a yellow marigold garland and a tilak on his forehead, looking off to the side. Behind him, a seated crowd in orange, saffron and white robes fills a green carpeted floor, many with mobile phones or cameras raised. On the right, a man in white kurta and brown vest stands at a microphone stand addressing the gathering. Red banners and flags decorate the tent poles.2013-02-06February 06 20132013-02-06February 06 20132013-02-06February 06 20132013-02-06 +1 copiesPhoto 11731371A seated gathering of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis under a yellow and orange striped tent canopy with orange bunting, arranged on green carpet with red plastic chairs. A man in a grey sweater vest and slacks stands at right holding a video camera on a stand, filming the assembly. Many men wear orange or saffron cloth, some with white turbans or long grey beards; one elderly seated figure in front wears a striped headcloth and rudraksha beads. Behind them are stacked black speakers, a stage with a painted backdrop, and orange flags on poles. A saffron-robed figure appears to be the focus of the front row, but no one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2013-02-06April 23 20162016-04-23A large crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and seated devotees sits on green matting under a yellow tent at a Kumbha Mela style gathering. Many wear orange and saffron robes with marigold garlands, some with orange turbans and white-bearded elders among them. In the foreground a woman with dark hair faces the crowd, while a man in a white kurta photographs with a camera and others hold up mobile phones. Banners with Hindi text hang behind them. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse with a seated audience of sadhus and devotees.2013-02-06April 18 20162016-04-18