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A dim night gathering of a large seated audience at an outdoor event. In the foreground, several men in white shirts and white trousers sit on blue plastic chairs, one wearing glasses and a dark shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind them, rows of attendees in pale pink and white clothing fill the frame, with a few women in white and cream saris visible on the left. The people face forward toward an unseen stage.

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A night-time seated audience at an outdoor satsang gathering, viewed from the front. In the foreground, a bespectacled young man in a white dhoti with orange border and a rudraksha mala looks ahead, wearing a lanyard. Behind him, men sit on blue plastic chairs in white and pale shirts; several monks in saffron and orange robes sit among them, and a woman in pink stands at the back. A yellow-shawled figure appears at the right edge. Tree trunks and dim lighting frame the scene. No central speaker or deity is visible in this frame.2012-10-19December 29 20102010-12-29May 17 20112011-05-17A large dim night gathering of many devotees seated closely in rows, mostly wearing white shirts and white dhotis. Several men wear white head cloths or turbans, and some wear saffron-orange shawls. Many raise their hands in prayer or devotion, and some hold their palms together. Strings of rudraksha-like beads and lanyard badges are visible on some chests. The audience fills the frame with no stage or speaker visible; the scene appears to be a satsang or discourse at night.2010-12-29A dense crowd of men seated closely together in rows, most wearing white shirts and some in grey or beige shirts, with lanyards and name badges around their necks. Several have red tilak marks on their foreheads, and a few wear rudraksha beads. Faces are turned toward the front. The camera is elevated, showing many heads and shoulders filling the frame. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-04-21A large outdoor night gathering of many seated devotees in dense rows on a field, most dressed in white shirts with dark rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, while others wear orange, saffron, striped or checked clothes and some wear head cloths or orange head scarves. Floodlights and a strip of festive string lights glow at the back. Near the centre, a bearded figure in a long orange-saffron robe sits among the crowd, distinguished by his long white beard and flowing saffron garment; this is an appearance-based candidate for a person, seated in the crowd and not on a throne, with the cues being the saffron robe and long beard, which is uncertain enough to set a person to unsure. Many people sit with eyes closed in meditation.2010-02-12A large nighttime outdoor audience seated closely in rows of white plastic chairs, viewed from the side and slightly above. Most attendees wear white shirts and trousers, with some in checked yellow shirts, a man in an orange shirt, and a figure wearing a white head cloth at lower left. Many people are bald or grey-haired and wear glasses, and all look toward the unseen stage. Blurred orange and dark stage elements appear in the background, and a small blue logo sits at the upper left. The crowd fills the frame, with some people only partially visible.2010-01-10December 29 20102010-12-29A large night-time crowd of men and some women seated on plastic chairs at an outdoor satsang, viewed from behind and above. Most attendees wear white or light-coloured shirts and trousers; one woman wears a dark green headscarf and a man in the centre wears a white kurta. Several people in the front rows look upward toward the stage, which is out of frame. The background is dark with blurred lights. The crowd fills the frame, with faces in focus in the foreground and the rest softened by depth of field.2010-01-10A seated audience of devotees fills the frame, many in white kurtas and dhotis with lanyards and badges around their necks. A man in front left wears dark-rimmed glasses, a white shirt and a rudraksha-style mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a man in a white shirt and beaded orange-brown mala looks forward. A woman in the foreground wears a yellow saree with a tilak and gold earrings. Behind them, rows of men in white and yellow clothing sit attentively, some with closed eyes in meditation. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or discourse. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is confirmed.2017-04-16June 22 20082008-06-22November 28 20112011-11-28