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Outdoor photo under a corrugated roof open to palm trees at Adi Kailasa. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised platform in front of a large red stone shrine with a dark deity murti and a tall red pillar. Six people sit with their backs to the camera on the paved floor in front, mostly in white shirts, one in a patterned top. Hanging orange-and-blue decorative lamps and a parked silver SUV appear behind them. A white-clad figure stands near the left edge.

September 21 2010

Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with palm trees and a red brick wall. In the centre, a seated figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange mat in front of a black Nandi bull statue and a tall red and gold shrine pillar. Six seated people in white clothing and dark cords face away from the camera toward the figure, including a man in a light blue shirt and a bald man at the front left. Two standing people in white clothes are in the background near a silver SUV, and a red and white striped step is at the left. A figure in orange robes with long hair appears to be the seated speaker, with a plain look and no visible crown or turban; the appearance is too uncertain to identify the speaker. Strings of lamps and a large garland hang from the poles overhead.

2011-03-05 +1 copies

Outdoor satsang gathering under a open-sided pavilion with a tin roof. Rows of seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis sit on woven mats facing front, some in pale striped or blue shirts. A seated figure in saffron clothing sits near the centre front of the platform, with a small shrine and ornate dark stone deity murti behind, a red-painted peetha with a tall decorated pillar, and a kalasha-topped structure to the right. Palm trees, strings of triangular red and orange flags and colourful cloth-wrapped pillars surround the area. Dozens of people are visible.

An outdoor ritual gathering under a palm-fringed sky beside a red and white stepped platform. In the foreground, a row of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts face the scene, some with their backs to the camera. Behind them, several robed priests sit cross-legged on mats before small fire pits, with one figure in orange robes and another in orange-saffron attire among them. A tall red-and-gold ceremonial pillar and a reddish shrine with a deity murti stand in the background, along with a red canopied chariot-like cart. A painted banner of divine figures hangs at left. The scene suggests a homa or yagna performed in the open air.

2010-09-08 +1 copies

Outdoor satsang in an open-air courtyard shaded by a tin roof and surrounded by palm trees. Around a dozen men sit cross-legged on woven mats in a semicircle, mostly in white and pale shirts with one man in an orange t-shirt, all facing away from the camera toward a figure in saffron-orange robes seated on a low platform near a shrine area. Behind them stand tall decorated poles with blue, white and yellow patterned bands and bird motifs, a red-brick altar platform, and a bull statue. A small banner with printed text is visible on the left.

July 20 2010

Outdoor ashram courtyard under a open-sided roof with thatched-style overhead beams, surrounded by palm trees. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged at the centre of a circular seating platform in front of an orange-and-red stepped shrine with a tall brass-coloured pillar. Around the courtyard, several people in white clothing sit in meditation on individual circular mats, and two women in white sit on the left edge of the paved platform. Behind them stand rows of grey stone statues of deities and figures, and a small orange-and-white sign board is visible on the left. A large raised concrete platform with red and white striped edges occupies the foreground, with a small bronze-coloured canopy in the middle.

Outdoor ashram courtyard under a tall open canopy of poles, with a red-and-white striped square platform and a central pit in the foreground. Behind it, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a raised red mat before a tall red-orange kalasha-style stone pillar with a red base, flanked by black stone sculptures and palm trees. Rows of seated people in white and yellow clothes sit cross-legged on mats across the sand, with several spectators on the left and right edges. A white-clad attendant stands near the left. Stone murtis and carved figures stand along the left side among the greenery.

Outdoor satsang under a open-sided canopy strung with colourful hanging tassels and triangular pennant flags, with palm trees behind. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a low platform at the centre, facing a large audience of devotees sitting on mats in white clothes. Several small shrines or murtis line the back, and a white and red-striped stepped platform stands at the front left. A parked white SUV and a painted banner appear at the left edge. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis sit in rows on a tiled floor.

October 07 2010

Outdoor photo of a large seated crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, many with yellow sacred threads, facing a raised red-brick platform in a temple-like courtyard under a canopy. Near the platform a figure in orange-saffron robes sits cross-legged, and a standing figure in white stands in front of a painted banner. A stone deity murti and carved stone figures stand beside the platform, with tall striped kalasha-style pillars topped with orange finials, a red stone pedestal with a decorative lamp, and palm trees behind. Some attendees wear orange and yellow garments. A prominent seated figure on a red pedestal is adorned with a flower garland and gold-trimmed shawl. A board with diagrams stands to the left.