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Outdoor 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.

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Outdoor satsang beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A raised seat draped in orange cloth, with a red-and-gold canopy and a ceremonial staff, is set up at right, with an orange-clad figure seated before it. Several seated figures wear orange and white robes; a woman in orange sits with a brass vessel before a small brick platform holding brass lamps. A large crowd of devotees in white sits on the sandy ground, many women with braids and flowers, while a cameraman with a tripod films at left. A small platform with offerings stands at right near a plastic chair draped in red.2005-07-21 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a Guru Poornima gathering beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. A raised wooden platform holds a seat draped in saffron-orange cloth with a red-and-gold canopy overhead, a ceremonial staff and a flower-decked dais beside it. Several figures in saffron robes sit near a brass oil lamp and ritual vessels on wooden blocks, with smoke rising. Dozens of devotees in white clothing sit on the ground in rows, some women in white saris with blue borders. A garlanded rock and a carved black serpent form lie at the front right. No individual on the saffron seat can be confirmed from appearance, so the seated figure is described by role only.2005-07-21 +1 copiesOutdoor 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 gathering beneath a large banyan tree with massive hanging aerial roots. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gold-and-brown cushioned seat set on a red mat, facing a seated crowd. Devotees sit on white cloths in white and cream clothes; several women wear white saris with red borders and red bindi marks, and some wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Others stand behind near the tree trunk, many with hands folded in prayer. Clay pots and a small offering dish are visible in the lower right foreground. Children sit among the adults.2005-12-31Outdoor ceremony beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots and branches. Many people sit on the ground in white clothes, some in saffron, facing a raised orange-draped seat with a small orange umbrella and staffs beside it. A fire burns in a brick fire pit at left with a seated figure in orange tending it, and a large stone with a yellow cloth and flower garlands stands at right. The scene appears to be a satsang or puja gathering, with an orange-clad figure seated on the central dais.2005-07-21Outdoor 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.2006-07-12April 02 20032003-04-02 +1 copiesJuly 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor 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.2005-03-082004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02A large seated gathering sits on mats in the shade of a vast banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and thick low branches. Many devotees wear white clothes, and many wear saffron-orange shawls or robes. Women in white saris and a red-and-gold sari sit in rows, with long braided hair visible. Orange flags on bamboo poles stand among the crowd. In the background, a figure in orange robes sits elevated before a shrine decorated with flower garlands and a red-draped platform, with a hanging bell beneath the branches. a person appearance is unclear at this distance, so the seated figure is described by role only.2006-10-21July 19 20052005-07-19