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A photograph of several people meditating seated on a large flat black stone platform beneath a huge banyan tree with thick aerial roots and hanging cords. A man at left wears a white kurta and a beaded mala, seated with hands resting in his lap. Behind him a second man in white sits, and to the right three women sit close together: one in a black top and white skirt, another in black with a white wrap, and a third in a red-pink garment. An orange-robed figure stands partly hidden near the tree. A sign reading DO NOT WASTE WATER is visible on the wall. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

A group of devotees sits cross-legged in meditation on a large black polished stone slab beside a massive banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, with a boy in an orange shirt seated at the front, a man in a light blue shirt and another in maroon and white nearby. A woman in a pink sari stands among the trees behind them, and a seated figure in white clothes sits on a raised platform at the right beside a marigold garland hung on the tree. Sandy ground and a low concrete edge surround the scene.

March 31 2013

March 31 2013

A 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.

December 30 2006

September 13 2013

Outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree with aerial roots and red-and-yellow garlands wrapped around its trunk. A group of roughly two dozen devotees sits on orange and patterned mats; most women wear white, orange, pink or red garments, and several men in white kurta-style clothes sit in front, one with palms pressed together. Many devotees hold their hands in anjali mudra, and a woman in a white top and beaded necklace sits centre-front with hands folded in her lap. A cameraperson with a tripod is visible at the left edge. The scene suggests a meditative gathering rather than a discourse stage.

December 05 2011

Outdoor gathering of devotees in white ashram clothing seated and standing under a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. Many sit on dark mats and rugs on sandy ground, facing toward the right, listening attentively; a woman in a yellow top sits in the middle, and a woman in white with a blue bag sits in the front row. A small child in pink stands among the adults at left. Some attendees wear white kurtas, white shirts and white pants, with long white dresses among the women, and several wear mala-style necklaces. Red patterned rugs lie at the edges of the mat area.

October 02 2013

Outdoor satsang beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and green foliage. Many devotees in white clothing sit on the ground and on a stone bench, several wearing red-and-white lanyards and name badges. At the far left, a golden throne with red upholstery sits on a patterned mat and a stone platform, and a seated figure in dark red clothing is partly visible beside it. The devotees face toward the throne, listening attentively.