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Night outdoor gathering of devotees seated on red-brick tiered steps, many watching toward the unseen stage at left. A man in a black jacket and cream trousers sits near the front; a man in a white dhoti-style garment with a grey shawl stands on the right holding a mic-like device and drinking from a bottle. Women wear saris and salwar in red, purple, yellow and pink; a woman in a red-brown striped shawl and a woman in a yellow sari hold small plates. Railings run along the right side and a lit building appears at upper right.

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Night-time outdoor gathering of many devotees seated on red stone steps, several rows deep, facing forward in attentive stillness. Foreground women wear saffron-orange shawls and robes, a pink embroidered salwar kameez, a yellow top with patterned trousers, and a red sari; a light-skinned woman in a beige cardigan, white trousers and an orange scarf sits with hands clasped near her face. Many hands are folded in anjali. Others wear white and orange. Metal railings and dark night sky appear behind.2011-12-23Dusk scene of devotees seated on red stone steps beside a dark water body. Women wear saffron, yellow, red and maroon shawls and white garments; a blonde woman in a pink shawl and a woman in a yellow sari sit in the foreground. Many others sit in rows behind them, some holding small objects, with rows of seated people in the distance. No clearly identifiable figure is shown in an appearance-based role at the front, so no candidate is asserted.2011-12-23A large crowd of devotees seated outdoors on steps at night, eating from small leaf plates. Many wear white, yellow and orange clothing; a woman in the foreground wears a green and red garment, and a man at right wears an orange shirt with a rudraksha mala. Several men in white with yellow shawls stand on the left, and a bald man in white beside a mala-wearing devotee sits in the lower left. The group appears to be sharing a meal together during a gathering.2010-09-02Night-time outdoor gathering of a large crowd seated on tiered red-brick steps, with many people wearing white kurtas and dhotis and rudraksha malas, alongside women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, and some in purple and yellow. Rows of brass and metal pots or lamps line the steps in front of them. Strings of coloured festival lights and small flags run along the top of a fence, with a row of Tibetan-style prayer flags at the right edge. Several people in the foreground hold their hands together or sit in reflective poses, and a few look toward the stage area beyond the frame. No single individual is clearly identifiable as a person from this view.2016-12-14Night photograph of an outdoor amphitheatre with red brick tiered steps where a large seated audience listens to a talk. Many attendees wear white clothing, and several wear lanyards; some women wear pale shawls and saris, and a few people wear light blue or yellow tops. A bald man in a white shirt sits on the right, and a man in an orange-brown robe sits near the front-right step. Trees and a palm frond border the left side, with stone walls behind the seating. The people in the foreground are blurred and seen from behind. No deity, stage, or a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2010-11-30December 14 20162016-12-14A night-time outdoor public talk on stone steps by a riverside or ghat setting. Many devotees sit in rows on the steps, most dressed in white, with some wearing light shawls. Strong floodlights and a dark sky light the scene. On the upper right, a few seated people in white and orange-brown clothing sit on a raised platform beside a metal railing. A single standing figure in white is visible near the top centre. The lower right shows a speaker box and scattered items on the steps. The crowd is focused forward toward the speaker area, which is not visible in frame.2010-11-30A photograph of a large seated audience at a night event, packed on tiered red-brown steps against a dark background. Most attendees wear white or cream clothes; a few wear blue, pink, or a dark red top. Many people sit with hands clasped or resting on their knees, and several look toward the stage, which is out of frame. Two standing figures on the upper right wear white and dark red. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame, and the image shows only an audience.2010-09-13December 30 20102010-12-30Night photograph of an outdoor stone-tiered amphitheatre with a palm tree at left. Many people in white clothing sit on the red-brick steps, some with hands folded in namaste. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head stands at lower right beside a woman in a pale floral sari holding papers; a microphone stand is at left. Spectators stand along the railing at the top. Whether the saffron-robed man is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone.2010-11-30Night photograph of a large outdoor audience seated on red stone tiered steps at an open-air venue, viewed from the side. Dozens of people in white and light clothing sit closely together, many facing toward the stage area out of frame. Some are in the upper tier wearing colourful saris and kurtas. Metal railings with white posts run along the steps, and a small black speaker sits at the lower right. Floodlighting illuminates the tiers. No speaker or a person candidate is visible in this frame.2010-11-30Night photo of an outdoor satsang on red-brick tiered seating with a low white perimeter wall and a palm tree at left. Many devotees sit in rows, most in white or light clothing, some in pastel saris and shirts. In the foreground, a man in a dark jacket and a woman in light pink sit at the edge, with a microphone visible at left. At the right edge, a man in a pink-striped shirt and a man in orange-brown kurta sit on the upper step. Bright floodlights shine from the upper right and a pair of shoes lies on the ground at lower right. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2010-11-30