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October 07 20082008-10-07Night outdoor gathering of many devotees seated on mats in rows, palms pressed together in namaste. Most wear white or pastel saris and salwar kameez, including a woman in a green sari, a woman in a red sari with a pink dupatta, and one in an orange-bordered sari at left. Many have lanyards and name badges. Strings of warm lights glow at upper right and a decorated vehicle or chariot stands in the background beside a white building. The scene suggests an evening puja or aarti during a festival.2008-10-07October 07 20082008-10-07A night-time outdoor gathering of devotees seated on mats in front of a white stone temple structure. In the left foreground, a black Shivalinga-style image is draped with a yellow marigold garland. Many devotees sit with palms pressed together in anjali, most dressed in white, with some in orange and red saris. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers and a man in white kurta sit with hands folded. Lamps and a dim night setting surround the crowd.2008-10-07October 07 20082008-10-07October 07 20082008-10-07Night outdoor gathering on a sandy ground where a large crowd sits cross-legged on woven mats in front of a shrine. A dark deity murti stands on an orange stepped pedestal, decorated with a marigold garland, and a tall ritual pole with a looped ring stands behind it. Devotees wear mostly white, with a woman in a green and orange patterned outfit pressing her palms together and another in a dark robe at the front. Colourful rangoli patterns are drawn on the ground. A standing man in white stands at the left and others stand near the pedestal. A water bottle sits on the mat.2010-10-08Night outdoor gathering at a paved courtyard with many devotees in white traditional clothing. In the foreground, several women sit cross-legged on mats with palms pressed together in namaskar, some in white saris with coloured borders, one in an orange-yellow sari and another in a red-maroon sari. Behind them, a large crowd stands in white dhotis and shirts, and a row of brass lamps and ritual vessels sits on a dark metal table at the right edge. Small lights glow in the background, and a standing devotee at upper left also holds hands together in prayer.2012-11-27October 16 20102010-10-16A dense audience sits on the ground at dusk during an evening satsang, most people dressed in white clothing. In the foreground a bald older man in white and a younger man with long hair and a rudraksha mala sit on the floor. A woman in a pink salwar with an orange mala sits nearby, and a woman in a red top sits at left. Behind them, rows of devotees in white stand and sit, and one man near the top wears an orange scarf. Dim lights and a red-brown wall form the backdrop. The scene shows a large congregation attending a discourse.2013-09-30Night-time outdoor satsang gathering with a very large crowd seated on red plastic chairs and on the ground under strings of lights and floodlights. Most attendees wear white shirts and dhotis or saris in bright colours; many wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces. A white cloth backdrop runs along the front of the crowd, with festoon lights and a tall scaffold tower behind. No speaker or dais is clearly visible in this frame.2006-11-24December 30 20092009-12-30