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June 04 20092009-06-04June 04 20092009-06-04Outdoor meditation session beneath a large spreading banyan tree, with many participants seated on blue mats and a wooden platform in white clothing. In the centre, a small shrine-like arch frames a deity murti draped in red and orange garments. A figure in white stands at the right edge near the trees, while seated attendees in white kurtas and some in pink or blue garments face the shrine. Metal poles support the canopy and a few bags and footwear lie on the ground.2009-06-02December 19 20052005-12-19 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a large group of devotees seated on the ground beneath a huge banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Many people wear white clothes and white head bands, with some in yellow, orange, pink and striped clothing. In the left background a figure in an orange robe stands in an arched shrine frame beside a dark stone murti. Near the centre a saffron-clad figure sits on a raised platform in front of a red-draped mound, with a small stone shivalinga-style pedestal in the lower left foreground. People are seated in rows facing the central platform in a satsang or meditation gathering.2006-07-222008 - Glimpses Of GurukulAn outdoor satsang session held beneath a large spreading tree with thick horizontal branches. Dozens of devotees sit on mats and cushions in white and light clothing, many in white kurtas and saris, with a few in orange and yellow. In front, a seated figure in orange robes leads the gathering from a raised dais, and behind them stands a black deity murti with an orange garment and a white arch, set against red-draped steps and a bell hanging from the branches. Several people in the rows hold books or notebooks. Mostly 21-100 people are visible in the scene.2009-06-04Outdoor group gathering in a shaded banyan-tree grove, with a crowd of devotees seated on the ground and low ledges in white clothes. Near the left, a deity murti with a red-and-orange body and garlands sits beneath a white arch, in front of a red cloth and brass offering vessels. A woman in a yellow garment sits near the murti, and a woman in a white top and pink trousers sits at right, facing the group. Many people wear white, with a few in yellow, red and floral prints.Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Seated devotees in white and pastel clothes face a small shrine under a white arched frame, where a deity murti draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands stands on a dais with orange flower offerings piled before it. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the left, and a woman in a yellow sari stands near the shrine, with another figure in red and white tending the murti. The devotees sit on a dark stone platform. Some people are seated in the foreground, a few partially visible at the edges.2010-07-03Devotees in white clothes with orange shawls sit cross-legged on the bare earth under a large spreading banyan tree, facing away from the camera toward a decorated deity murti at the centre. The murti is wrapped in orange and garlanded with flowers, placed in front of a stone arch. Several dozen people are visible in rows, some with long hair, some with hair tied back, while a few men at the right wear white with orange shawls and beaded necklaces. Dense green foliage and thick branches frame the scene.2006-10-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a group seated on mats under a large banyan tree during a guru-puja gathering. Many attendees sit facing a decorated shrine with an arched frame and a figure draped in orange and white at its centre, with orange flags strung on poles nearby. Foreground participants wear white, and some wear saffron or orange shawls, while children sit among them. A seated figure in orange garments sits near the central shrine, and a white folding chair stands at the left edge.2006-10-06October 04 20102010-10-04 +1 copies