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A photograph of an outdoor ritual on bare earth. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair wears an orange sleeveless top and sits cross-legged facing away from the camera, with a brass kalasha-style pot and a small bed of white stones near them. Beside the ritual area a man in white clothes with an orange shawl kneels behind a video camera on a tripod. Behind them, a row of about fifteen seated people in white, orange and maroon garments sit on a raised white platform with a red and white striped wall. Colourful kolam-style white lines are drawn on the ground, and a flower garland sits at the lower right.

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Outdoor photograph of a ritual space with a sandy floor edged by white-painted stones and a white stone border. In the foreground, a person in orange robes with long dark wavy hair sits with their back to the camera, facing a small brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind them, a woman in a white kurta with an orange shawl kneels beside a video camera on a tripod. Along a raised white and red platform at the back, about a dozen women and a few men in white and orange garments sit in meditation or devotion. Red flowers appear at the lower right and a blue signboard with text is visible at the top right.2010-07-05Outdoor photograph of a ritual or satsang setting on bare earth with white-and-red striped low walls. In the foreground, a woman with long wavy dark hair, seen from behind, wears an orange sleeveless top and orange shawl and sits facing away. Beside her, on the ground, a small brass kalasha-style vessel stands on a bed of white stones, and a white chalk kolam design is drawn on the ground. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl kneels near a video camera on a tripod. Behind them, a row of about a dozen people in white and orange sit on a raised platform, some with orange shawls and white garments. A blue signboard with script text is visible at the top, and red flowers sit at the lower right edge.2010-07-05A photograph of an outdoor ritual space. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron garment sits with their back to the camera, facing a small rangoli-like white and blue pebble circle on the ground. A small brass or golden figurine sits within the circle. Behind them, a person in white with an orange-saffron shawl kneels beside a camera on a tripod. Seated along a white and red-striped platform behind are rows of devotees dressed in white with orange-saffron shawls. On the right foreground, a deity murti is decorated with white and red flower garlands. A blue signboard is visible in the background among green plants.2010-07-05A photograph of an outdoor session on a paved courtyard with an orange wall behind. A person seated cross-legged on a saffron-orange cushion faces away from the camera, wearing orange robes draped over one shoulder, with long dark hair in a braid. A small brass kalasha-style pot sits in front of a circular fire pit with ash. Around them, a seated audience in white dhotis and kurtas, some with white shawls and mala necklaces, listens in rows against a red-and-white striped low wall, with potted plants and a palm trunk in view. Statues stand at the left edge.2011-03-05A photograph of a satsang discourse held outdoors on a sandy ground with a decorated border of white rangoli-style patterns. A seated teacher in an orange saffron robe, viewed from behind, raises one arm while speaking on a mat in a circle of ash, beside a brass vessel and a garland of orange and yellow marigolds. Around her, a large audience of predominantly men dressed in white kurtas and white dhotis sits cross-legged on mats, some with eyes closed in meditation, with a woman in white on the right and a few people in darker clothing. A red-and-white striped pillar and platform stand in the background.2010-09-19August 07 20102010-08-07November 13 20102010-11-13A seated teacher in orange saffron robes with long dark hair in a braid sits cross-legged on an orange cushion, facing a group of about twenty seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts on mats in an open courtyard. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on a small ring of gravel and coloured powder in front of the teacher. Behind them stand a palm trunk, potted plants and an orange wall, with stone deity sculptures visible at left. The teacher's gesture is directed toward the seated listeners. a person appearance match is uncertain from this view.2011-03-05An outdoor satsang on a sandy courtyard ground with white chalk kolam-style designs and a ring of white powder around a central mat. A seated teacher in orange robes with long dark hair faces the crowd and raises one arm in a gesture while sitting cross-legged on a mat with marigold flowers and a brass vessel beside her. Rows of devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats and blue-edged rugs in the foreground and behind her, many with eyes closed or hands in meditation mudra. A man in white stands on a raised platform at the back holding a camera, and a woman in white kneels on the right. A red-and-white striped wall and a small orange structure with a blue sign stand in the background.2010-09-19August 16 20102010-08-16A seated teacher in orange robes, viewed from behind, raises one arm upward while facing a large assembly of devotees dressed in white. Many students sit cross-legged on thin mats in a open-air hall with a sandy floor, several with eyes closed in meditation. Some wear white shirts and lanyards, and a few men in grey or colourful shirts are visible. In the foreground a pattern of white powder lines decorates the ground, with a brass plate and a small brass vessel placed near orange and yellow marigold flowers beside a bed of ash. The setting suggests a meditation or satsang session.2010-09-19Outdoor satsang in an open courtyard with red-and-white painted walls and a large yellow-and-blue cloth-wrapped pillar. A figure in a saffron-orange wrap sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a raised stone platform, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, facing a seated audience. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the platform beside him, and colourful rangoli and kolam patterns decorate the ground. Dozens of seated devotees in white shirts and white dhotis fill the rows across a mat-lined walkway, with a few standing figures in the background. A signboard and potted plants appear at the left edge.2010-11-13 +1 copies