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December 06 2011

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Outdoor satsang on dry ground under trees, with a seated teacher on a zebra-striped cushioned chair facing a large crowd. The teacher wears an orange top and has long dark hair, seen from behind. Audience members sit on mats and plastic chairs; many women wear white, green, teal and pink salwar kameez and saris, while some children and young men sit at the right. A man in a light shirt films with a tripod-mounted camera, and a flower-garlanded palanquin or ratha stands at the right edge. A small table holds a water bottle and a tablet, and a rug lies under the chair. Houses and palm trees appear in the background.2011-12-06Outdoor satsang in a leafy garden with red earth. Many seated devotees, mostly women and children in white and pastel clothes, sit on mats and cloths facing a zebra-striped cushioned seat on a red-and-maroon rug. A small dark wooden side table stands beside the seat. A woman in long white robes with a single long braid walks toward the seat, while a man in a light shirt and a camera operator with a tripod stand nearby. Trees, shrubs and a white building with a parked white van form the background.2011-12-06December 06 20112011-12-06November 23 20092009-11-23December 05 20112011-12-05A photograph of an outdoor session held beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots and low branches. Dozens of people sit cross-legged on mats and cloths on bare earth, most dressed in white, with a few in orange, pink and blue. Metal poles support a canopy of leaves overhead. At the far end, a figure in an orange robe sits on a raised seat in front of a red cloth and white pillars, facing the gathering. Some attendees sit on low white concrete benches at the edges, and a blue water bottle lies on a mat in the foreground.2009-06-04December 06 20112011-12-06September 01 20112011-09-01December 06 20112011-12-06Outdoor session under a large banyan tree with many people seated on the ground in rows. At the left, a figure in red robes sits on a red velvet throne with gold trim on a red patterned rug, with long dark hair and a red shawl; this figure's appearance is uncertain for identity. Audience members wear white, orange, saffron and red clothing, several wear glasses or lanyards, and a bald man in a brown shirt sits in the foreground. A microphone stand and speaker are visible near the throne, and a stone basin sits beside the seated figure. Several figures in white and orange stand near the back. The crowd is large and fills most of the frame.2011-12-05Outdoor satsang on a dirt-and-grass ground under trees, with a large crowd seated on mats. In the foreground a long-haired person in a zebra-striped black-and-orange shawl sits cross-legged on a red-and-patterned mat, facing the gathering; a saffron-robed monk sits to the right. Behind them a small golden palanquin with a red canopy, garlands and a decorative dragon-like front is set on a wheeled cart, flanked by saffron-clad attendants and a red-draped table. Many people in white clothes sit in rows, and a cameraman with a tripod stands at left near a parked vehicle, with a red-tiled building behind. The most visible cues are long dark hair and a striped shawl on the seated figure, though the appearance is not conclusive.2011-12-06A photograph of a large outdoor gathering of people seated on the ground under a big banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Most attendees wear white clothing, and several wear rudraksha or bead malas. Women in yellow, red, orange-and-red patterned kurta and cream shawls are visible, along with a man in an orange shirt seated in the centre-right. Several people sit on pink and purple yoga mats. A standing woman in a patterned top is at upper left, and a man in white stands at back centre. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is evident in this crowd.2009-06-02