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Outdoor satsang held beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothes sit on striped blue and red mats and on a dirt ground in front of a low raised platform. A small group of figures in orange and saffron robes sits near the platform, with a microphone stand and a camera on a tripod nearby. On the left, a decorated deity murti is adorned with flower garlands. Women in saris, including a red sari, sit among the crowd while a few people stand near the platform.

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July 21 20062006-07-21December 19 20052005-12-19 +2 copiesOutdoor gathering beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. Dozens of devotees sit on mats in white clothes, many in white kurtas and dhotis, some women in saris or salwars, a few in darker or striped garments, facing a raised platform. On the platform stands a decorated deity murti or altar draped in garlands and flowers, with a small fire or oil lamp burning in front and a pile of offerings nearby. A few people in white stand near the platform and a camera on a tripod records the scene. Dappled sunlight filters through the leaves.2005-01-24 +1 copiesJuly 21 20062006-07-21A large outdoor gathering of devotees sits on sandy ground beneath a massive banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Many seated people wear white clothes and white head bands, with some in saffron, pink, yellow and striped garments. They face a shrine-like structure at left, decorated with a red-draped platform, a saffron cloth and a garland, where several white-clad figures stand. Devotees are kneeling and sitting in rows, and a camera on a tripod is set up near the center. The setting suggests a satsang or puja under the tree.2006-07-22Outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with many spreading aerial roots. A seated figure in white with hands joined in anjali sits before a small fire pit with burning flames, surrounded by brass vessels, leaves and offerings on the ground. Two standing men in white kurta and dhoti face the fire, one holding a cloth or object. Rows of devotees in white clothing and some in orange sit on the sandy ground watching, with women with long braided hair in the foreground. Others sit to the right under the tree.2005-01-24 +1 copiesOutdoor satsang under a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A large crowd of devotees sits on the sandy ground facing a low raised platform on the right. Most attendees wear white clothing; some women wear red or pink shawls and a few wear blue or tan. A person in orange robes sits cross-legged on a white-draped seat at the platform, speaking into a microphone. A second figure in orange sits beside a shrine-like stone structure decorated with a white floral garland. A small stand with an easel board stands near the tree, and a sacred stone pedestal with offerings sits at the platform's edge.2005-12-18 +1 copiesJuly 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor gathering seated in the shade of a large banyan tree with sweeping aerial roots and branches. Many devotees sit on mats in rows: men in white dhotis and shirts, women in white, cream and orange saris. Near the centre a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head sits among the group, and a few people in orange clothing sit nearby. Orange flags hang on tall poles along the branches, and a decorated garlanded shrine or murti stands at right beneath the tree. Standing attendants in white are visible at the left and in the background.2006-10-08 +1 copiesOutdoor gathering beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, where a crowd of devotees sits on dry earth in white clothes. At the centre, a decorated altar or dais with orange and red garlands and flower decorations stands before the seated assembly. Several people stand at the edges, including a man in white near the altar and a woman in a white sari and women in orange and yellow saris on the right. A man in a dark shirt and another in red stand at the back. A row of white garlands is strung through the tree trunks.2006-07-11October 06 20062006-10-06January 01 20052005-01-01 +1 copies