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Night photograph of a seated group of devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing outdoors before a small shrine labelled Shiva Temple beneath a tree. A woman in an orange sari stands near the shrine lit by warm lamps, while about a dozen people sit on a stone bench and pavement facing her, several wearing orange stoles. Striped red-and-white cloth canopies and an Om symbol appear above the shrine. Two young girls with long braids sit in the foreground. A figure in white and orange on the right appears to be a sannyasi or devotee seated apart from the group; no one can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.

January 09 2008

Outdoor evening gathering at a temple-like site beneath a large tree. A man in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands on a raised stone platform, facing a seated group. Around him, about a dozen devotees sit on stone steps and benches in white kurtas and saffron-orange shawls, several with hands pressed together in prayer or listening attentively. A woman in an orange sari with a long braid sits at right. Behind them are whitewashed walls, a small shrine structure, and a striped painted wall. Lit by evening light, the scene resembles a satsang or discourse session.

Night outdoor gathering on bare ground with a campfire-style setting. A seated central figure in an orange saffron shawl and orange clothing sits on a white plastic chair holding a long wooden staff across his lap, with a small framed picture placed on the ground nearby. Behind him a standing man in white clothes with an orange shawl holds a tall wooden staff upright. Around them rows of seated devotees in white and orange robes listen, and a robed figure in orange stands in the background under a dark sky. A bald man in orange sits in the foreground at left.

November 20 2009

Night outdoor gathering under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair gestures toward the seated crowd, with a microphone stand in front. Many seated devotees in white ritual clothes and rudraksha malas sit on mats in rows; some have hands folded in prayer. In the foreground, brass plates with fruit, flowers and oil lamps sit on a patterned rug, and a draped white-covered seat stands to the right. Some people appear to be tending items on cardboard boxes.

Outdoors at night, a seated figure with long dark hair wears a draped orange-saffron cloth bare-shouldered, sitting on a white stone block and gesturing with an outstretched arm toward a man in a white dhoti and shirt who kneels and bows low to the ground in front. Behind them stands a semicircle of people in saffron robes, several holding garlands or flowers, and men in white with rudraksha malas. A few women in white saris with gold borders sit on the ground to the left, and a figure in white with a shaved head appears at right. Dry straw covers the dirt ground and trees are visible in the dark background. a person is the seated figure with long swept-back hair, bare-chested beneath orange cloth, seated in the teaching posture, and his appearance is in_person.

Night outdoor gathering under a large spreading tree lit by a few lamps. A woman in an orange saffron sari-style garment stands at left holding a small brass vessel, facing a seated crowd. Many devotees sit on the ground in white ritual clothes, hands folded in prayer, with brass oil lamps and small brass pots arranged on the ground in front. A microphone stand stands among the seated devotees. In the foreground a shaved-headed person in white sits with back to the camera. The scene appears to be a devotional puja or satsang at night.

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Outdoor photograph of a sadhana session in an open sandy courtyard beside a white stepped plinth, with palm trees and a tall ornate brass-toned pillar at left. In the centre, a woman in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange beaded mala sits cross-legged on a raised circular platform before a small offering. Around her, rows of people in white clothes, several wearing yellow shawls, sit cross-legged on gravel-ringed mats. In the foreground, seated women and men in white and patterned saris and shawls face the central figure, seen from behind. A bronze figure seated on the white plinth at left wears a red garland. Small white buildings and bamboo fencing appear in the background.