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Outdoor gathering on a sandy ground beneath a large spreading tree with a long horizontal branch. A seated speaker in a white garment with a yellow-orange shawl sits on a low wooden chair beside a square brick fire pit with a central fire. Before the speaker are brass plates and small bowls with flower offerings and grains. A large group of people sit on the ground in white clothing, with a few wearing orange and saffron, and a woman in teal sits at right. A video camera on a tripod films the session. A man in white at lower right sits near a plate of flowers. Several people in the crowd are seated in rows around the fire pit.

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Outdoor satsang under a large spreading tree on bare sandy ground. A dense crowd of devotees in white clothes sits in rows, with some in orange or saffron garments scattered among them. In the foreground a brick-lined square fire pit holds a small flame, with brass plates, a kalasha-like vessel, flower garlands and leaf offerings around it. At the right, a seated figure in white with a golden-yellow shawl sits on a low wooden seat facing the crowd, with a microphone stand nearby. Men wear rudraksha malas and white kurtas. Camera tripods and cables are visible at the left. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance; the seated figure shows only white ritual dress and a shawl, which is insufficient.2005-01-24Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white sits on sandy ground in rows, many with palms pressed together. In the centre, a small square brick fire pit with a visible flame sits among decorative floor kolam designs. Near the fire, a seated figure in white is surrounded by offerings and brass vessels. To the right, a standing man in an orange shawl over white clothing gestures toward the gathering, while another standing man in white stands further right. A video camera on a tripod is set up at the left foreground to record the gathering. Roughly fifty to a hundred people are visible.2005-01-24Outdoor photo under a large spreading tree at an open-air gathering. A figure with long dark hair in a white garment with a yellow shawl sits on the ground at the right, facing a brick fire pit with a bright flame, a microphone stand beside them and brass bowls and flower offerings nearby. A seated audience of many people in white clothes and rudraksha malas faces them on the sand, with several saffron-robed figures in orange among them. At left, a raised white-draped seat is decorated with green leaves and flowers. Ritual kolam designs are drawn on the ground, and a hanging bell hangs from a branch.2005-01-24Outdoor photo of a group ritual seated on bare earth beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A central figure in orange robes sits behind a low arrangement of white blocks and brass vessels, with a kalasha and flowers on a cloth. Around them, dozens of devotees in white clothes, many with orange shawls, sit on mats in rows facing the centre. A standing man in white with an orange shawl stands at the left edge near a camera tripod. A cameraman with equipment is visible at the right. A metal pole stands in the foreground. The scene appears to be a homa or puja gathering.2006-09-21Outdoor ritual under a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands bowing at a square brick fire pit (homa kund) where a ceremony is performed. Beside him a figure in white with a white head wrap kneels with hands folded near the fire. A crowd of devotees dressed in white sits on the sand in rows, many with hands in anjali, and standing people in white line the back. On the right a white-draped table holds orange and yellow garlands, brass lamps and a small deity arrangement under a red and orange patterned umbrella. Brass oil lamps and leaf plates with offerings sit on the ground at left and in the foreground.2005-03-08Outdoor ritual gathering beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe sits cross-legged before a low brick fire pit, seemingly conducting a homa or yagna, while white-clad priests and devotees sit around it. To the right, a draped orange-cloth seat sits beneath a tall ornate red and gold parasol, with a trident and a brass kalasha-style lamp beside it. Many devotees, mostly in white with some in blue and orange, sit on the ground in rows, several with long braids. A video camera on a tripod films the proceedings from the left, and a canopy of trees shades the scene.2005-07-21July 21 20062006-07-21Outdoor gathering under large shade trees at an ashram, with many seated participants in white clothes and saffron-orange robes facing a central figure. In the foreground, a seated figure with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing a white cloth draped over a waist-wrap and a red-maroon band, sits in front of the assembly with a sheath of saffron-tipped sticks or rods upright in a row. Several devotees in saffron-orange robes sit in rows at right holding similar long saffron-tipped rods and brass plates. On the left, a raised red-draped seat with a brass ritual vessel and garlanded lamps. White floral garlands hang along a tree trunk at right. Some people wear rudraksha malas and white shirts. Several people stand at the back holding devotional items. Count of visible people is large.2006-07-12Outdoor homa under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A standing figure in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow-orange shawl and a white turban stands behind a square brick fire pit where a small fire burns, while another person in a white dhoti bends over the pit. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands to the right beside a red, orange and black parasol over a white-draped altar piled with flowers, and a white-clad helper leans forward at right. Behind them, a large seated crowd in white clothes watches, with brass oil lamps and offering plates of fruit and flowers on a mat at left. The standing figure in the centre shows long hair and a turban, with a gold chain visible at the neck; this matches the a person cues in the context. A microphone stand stands near the pit. The image is a photograph and contains roughly 20-30 visible people.2005-03-08Outdoor ritual gathering beneath large banyan trees with aerial roots. A young man in orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged at centre-left, holding a long bamboo staff, flanked by a man in orange on the left. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothing, many with white garlands, sit in rows on the ground, some with hands pressed together. A standing figure in orange at the back and a man in white with a microphone or instrument appear among them. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange sits before brass puja vessels and a small kalasha, and a bare-chested sadhu in orange sits beside a circular stone tank. Multicoloured flower garlands hang from the trees and drape a red-stone structure at the right edge. A chariot-like setting with flowers and a red rock sculpture completes the scene.2006-07-12Outdoor photograph of a large seated gathering under a wide, spreading banyan tree at AdiKailaasa, Bidadi. Hundreds of devotees sit closely on bare red earth, most dressed in white ritual clothes, with a few in purple, striped or lighter shirts. In the distance, figures in orange and saffron robes stand near a raised dais with a red cloth and a central seated figure in orange, with attendants in white around it. Thick hanging roots and branches frame the scene, and a small purple emblem appears in the upper left corner.2006-07-12Outdoor homa ritual beneath a large spreading tree. A square fire altar of white bricks sits on a blue tarp, with a brass kalasha-style vessel, flowers and ritual items nearby. Seated in front of the altar, a long-haired man in orange cloth performs the ceremony, flanked by two people in orange and white. Around them, about thirty people in white clothes, many wearing orange shawls, sit on the ground watching. A cameraman with a shoulder camera and a standing person in white with an orange shawl appear at left and center, and a tripod-mounted camera stands in front of the altar.2006-09-21