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Outdoor photo of devotees seated in meditation beneath a large banyan tree with aerial prop roots and sprawling branches. Several adults sit cross-legged on black mats set on sandy ground: a woman in white sari in the foreground with a beaded necklace, men in white shirts and white dhotis, and a man in an orange-yellow striped shirt on the right. A child in red stands among them and a girl in yellow and white stands at left. Behind them stands a white-painted seating platform, a garland of red, yellow and orange marigolds hangs on the trunk at right, and white rangoli-style patterns decorate the ground. No identifiable a person appearance is visible among the seated people.

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July 07 20102010-07-07Outdoor photo under a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. A group of about fifteen devotees sits on a dark granite platform in a courtyard. A woman in a white sari with a long necklace sits centrally with hands folded, and a girl in cream and yellow kneels in prayer beside a brass plate of offerings, fruit and flowers. Children in yellow, red and green sit nearby. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha-style beads, sit on the right. Two women in orange and white and maroon sit talking on a low wall at left, and a standing man in a white shirt and grey trousers watches. The ground has a white rangoli design at lower left. No one visible wears a clearly identifiable saffron-robed or crowned figure.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots hanging down. A group of devotees sits cross-legged on dark slabs around a raised white-rimmed platform. In the foreground, a woman in a black top and floral sari sits on the left. Central figures wear white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas; a man in white with a vibhuti line on his forehead sits at the center-right, and a woman in a white sari with a shawl sits near the middle. A young girl in a yellow top and white skirt sits on the far right. Behind them, a woman in a green blouse and white sari stands, a boy in a yellow striped shirt stands, and a man in an orange shirt garlands the tree with a red and yellow flower garland. A kolam is drawn on the ground, with a few offerings, oil lamps and flowers on the platform.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA group of devotees sits cross-legged in meditation on a large black polished stone slab beside a massive banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, with a boy in an orange shirt seated at the front, a man in a light blue shirt and another in maroon and white nearby. A woman in a pink sari stands among the trees behind them, and a seated figure in white clothes sits on a raised platform at the right beside a marigold garland hung on the tree. Sandy ground and a low concrete edge surround the scene.2008-02-23Outdoor scene under a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and sprawling branches. In the foreground, a row of about a dozen devotees sit cross-legged on woven mats on bare earth: a woman in a red sari with a visible name badge at left, an older woman in a white top and khaki-toned dhoti, women in orange, red and pink saris, and a man in a white shirt and sarong in the centre. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand or stand in the background among the trunks, and a child in orange stands near the centre. Orange cloth ties hang on the banyan trunk. The group appears to be sitting in a meditative or satsang-style gathering. No individual with clearly identifiable a person cues is visible.2007-02-16A photograph of devotees meditating seated on black granite slabs beside a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and a wide spreading trunk. Six people sit cross-legged in white or light clothes: a man in a cream shirt with a rudraksha-style mala, a woman in a blue patterned sari, and others in white. A standing figure in white with a yellow shawl stands at the tree base near a sign reading DO NOT ENTER THE CAVE and a garland hanging on the trunk. Pale yellow-brown ground and a low white stone platform surround the tree.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08June 30 20102010-06-30February 23 20082008-02-232007-LIFEBLISS-TECHNOLOGY-CONVENTION +2 copiesOutdoor devotional scene under a large banyan tree at a shaded ashram courtyard. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands at right with palms pressed together beside a silver plate and small brass items on a low platform. Seated devotees on a black stone mat, several in white with yellow shawls, sit with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a blue sari and a woman in a pink-patterned white top sit with eyes closed. A child in orange sits among them. A standing man in white with folded hands stands at left near the trunk, and a man in a white t-shirt stands behind. The setting suggests a homa or satsang observance.2010-07-08October 11 20062006-10-11