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July 03 20122012-07-03Outdoor satsang gathering under a tent with orange and multicolour bunting on poles. Dozens of men in white dhotis and shirts sit on red plastic chairs and on the paved floor, many clapping with palms together. Boys in white with yellow-striped shawls sit cross-legged on mats in front, some with brass plates holding flowers and offerings. A man at the left in a white dhoti and shirt wears a rudraksha mala and sits with hands raised in clapping. Stage lights and a camera rig are visible at the left edge, with palm trees behind the tent.2012-07-03Outdoor satsang gathering on a paved hexagonal-tile ground under a canopy of orange poles and strung colourful bunting, with a film camera on a crane arm at left. Hundreds of seated devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts, clap with palms together. Many young boys sit cross-legged on mats in white dhotis with yellow-and-white sacred threads, some bare-chested, some with rudraksha-style beads, a few holding small offering plates with fruit and betel. Older men in white and a man in a brown shirt sit on red plastic chairs in the front rows. No single presiding figure is clearly distinguishable in this crowd.2012-07-03January 13 20152015-01-13July 03 20122012-07-03January 13 20152015-01-13February 10 20132013-02-10 +1 copiesJanuary 13 20152015-01-13February 25 20112011-02-25 +1 copiesNovember 25 20152015-11-25Outdoor bhoomi pooja ground-breaking at the Kanchipuram ashram inauguration, seated beneath a leafy tree in bright sunlight. In the foreground a bare-chested sannyasi in saffron-orange clothing and an orange turban, wearing a marigold and yellow flower garland, sits with hands in anjali before a brass pot and offering plates of fruit and flowers; a dhoti-clad elder with a white beard and flower garland sits beside him in orange. Around them many men and women in white dhotis and kurtas and white saris sit or stand with palms pressed together, while a line of devotees behind stands in white. A small pit and an oil lamp lie on the ground in front, with a red-and-white sanctified ritual mat and marigolds nearby. Strands of colourful decorations hang in the background, with a red and yellow temple structure visible behind the trees. Several sannyasi with a turban and orange robes are present, with the turbaned figure being the central candidate for the a person appearance check. The pit and offerings suggest a bhoomi pooja ceremony.2006-11-24A large seated congregation fills a hall during a satsang. Many men in white shirts and dhotis sit close together, several wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and many clap or press their palms together in devotion. Some sit cross-legged on red cushions. In the foreground, a young boy in a maroon robe with gold trim sits with hands in prayer. Several boys in black shirts have white tilak marks across their foreheads, and a shaved-headed man in an orange robe and mala sits at the right edge. Small brass and puja items rest on the floor in front of the rows.2013-03-03