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Night-time outdoor gathering on a bamboo mat with blue guide lines, crowded with seated devotees, many women in orange saffron saris and men in white dhotis and shirts. Some are seated in tight rows facing a raised stage out of frame at left, under floodlights. Construction equipment, excavators and a large brown wall are visible behind, with a speaker on the right. Brass trays with offerings sit at the front right edge. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.

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Large evening outdoor gathering of seated devotees on bamboo mats at night. Many wear saffron and orange clothing and beaded necklaces, while others wear white kurtas and sarees. Some sit with books and bags beside them. Construction equipment, excavators and trucks stand in a dusty lot under floodlights behind a red wall. Some people sit at the front in rows, and a few stand in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2017-12-10Night outdoor gathering on a paved ground where a large crowd sits cross-legged on mats with blue borders for a satsang. Most attendees wear white dhotis and kurtas, while others wear orange-saffron robes and some wear dark or patterned casual clothes. Two saffron-robed figures stand near the back, and a yellow excavator, trucks and construction materials appear in the background under floodlights. A small book rests on the mat in the lower left foreground. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the scene is described by roles and clothing only.2017-12-10A night-time outdoor gathering on a bare construction site, with excavators, dump trucks and floodlights behind. Dozens of seated devotees fill bamboo mats marked with blue lines; many wear white dhotis and kurtas, while others wear orange or saffron sarees and shawls. Several saffron-clad figures stand near the back and a drummer sits to the right beside a sound system. On the right in the foreground, round platters hold dark offerings and sticks, and a camera on a tripod records the scene. The photo shows a congregation facing a stage area, with no clearly identifiable person at the front of the frame.2017-12-10December 10 20172017-12-10Evening photograph of a seated group during a ceremony in an outdoor courtyard. Rows of women and girls sit on woven mats, many in red and orange-yellow saris, some with long braided hair and bindis. A few men in white kurtas and rudraksha malas sit at the right edge. At the top right, a woman in a bright orange sari stands near a decorated stone platform with flowers and a kalasha-like arrangement. In the left foreground, a brass vessel and a striped cloth are visible. A man in white stands near the back left, and a small stand with a microphone is at the left. The scene is lit by night lighting, and a banner with pictures is partly visible at the top. a person is not clearly visible in this image.2010-10-16 +1 copiesDecember 10 20172017-12-10Wide evening photograph of a large outdoor gathering seated on bare sandy ground at dusk. Many devotees in white clothes sit in rows, with women in saffron, orange, pink and green saris and some children in front. A few people wear orange garments. Strings of small lights and tents line the far background, with a dark sky overhead. No single presiding figure is clearly identifiable in the frame.2011-04-17Night outdoor gathering with a large crowd seated on red mats before a stage with lighting trusses and speakers. In the foreground, a man in white clothes with glasses sits among devotees, while nearby several young men and women wear saffron/orange robes and rudraksha malas. A woman on the right in an orange dress holds a camera. Many standing spectators behind wear white and orange clothing.2018-03-03May 20 20142014-05-20Night-time photograph of a large seated congregation at an outdoor ashram ritual, most participants on mats in white, red, orange and yellow clothing. Foreground: children in white with rudraksha malas, and women in red and orange saris seated with flowers and offerings. Right: men in white dhotis with orange shawls and yellow shawls, several smiling. Left: a priest in a white dhoti and shawl stands near a raised platform with a lit oil lamp and a seated figure. Strings of lamps and tall decorated pillars frame the scene.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight outdoor gathering of devotees seated on plastic chairs and on the ground, watching something ahead out of frame. Many people wear white kurtas or salwars with red or orange shawls and sashes; children in orange and maroon robes and rudraksha beads sit in the front rows. A man in a white shirt with a red lanyard badge sits near the centre, and a man in a yellow shirt stands at the right edge. Dark background with a few lights, a small wooden platform edge visible at left.2013-07-13Night photograph of a large seated gathering of devotees in an open courtyard at an ashram. In the foreground, rows of young men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans sit on mats, many with hands folded in anjali, some wearing rudraksha malas and tilak. A woman in a white sari sits at the right front. Behind them, many more people in white and saffron stand and sit, with a red-and-white garland at left. Strings of multicoloured lights hang overhead, and a tiered lamp-lit structure glows in the background. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2017-09-28