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May 03 2012

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A large group of devotees sits outdoors beneath a massive banyan tree with thick aerial roots. Many participants wear orange cloth blindfolds or headbands and white clothing with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, while some wear dark or patterned shirts. Several people sit cross-legged on a raised stone platform and mats. A man in a white shirt with a lanyard stands at right. In the foreground, an out-of-focus person with grey hair is seen from behind. The scene appears to be a group meditation or satsang session. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2012-05-03December 05 20112011-12-05Outdoor photo of seated devotees under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Many participants wear orange blindfolds or orange head wraps and white clothes, sitting in meditative posture. In the foreground a man in a lavender-pink shirt and black trousers sits with eyes closed and hands resting on his lap, wearing a lanyard. Next to him a man in white kurta and white trousers with an orange cloth over his eyes holds his hands folded. A sign on a stand reads Cosmic Canopy beside the group. Pink and blue items lie on the ground near a bag, and the setting appears to be an ashram courtyard.2012-05-03A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on blue and striped mats beneath a broad, spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. Nearly everyone wears a white cloth blindfold tied over their eyes, with white and cream kurtas, dhotis and saris, plus a green shawl, a grey-brown shawl and a lavender sari among them. Several wear rudraksha or bead malas around their necks. No single figure is clearly a person; all those seated are devotees, and the setting suggests a meditation or session held outdoors.Dusk photograph of a large seated group beneath a broad banyan tree with spreading aerial roots and branches. Many devotees sit on the ground wearing white and cream clothing, with some in lighter kurtas and others in striped or patterned shirts, and most have orange-red cloth bands tied over their eyes. Several wear lanyard badges around their necks. Some sit cross-legged on mats, and a few stand or sit further back among the trees. Faint pink sky shows through the leaves. The crowd is dense and extends into the background.2011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05Outdoor evening meditation session beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. Many devotees sit in tight rows on mats and cloth, nearly all wearing white clothes and white blindfolds tied across their eyes. Some women wear saffron and orange saris, and a woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with a name badge. A figure at right wears a saffron robe. Yellow flower garlands hang on the tree trunk, and a camera on a tripod records the scene. The crowd is large and dense, extending into the background.2009-09-06October 25 20122012-10-25A seated group of participants wearing black blindfolds and saffron-orange shawls draped over white kurtas and shirts, sitting closely together in a hall. In the foreground two men with dark hair and moustaches sit with hands on hips, and a plastic water bottle sits at the lower right. Behind them more blindfolded people, some in striped shirts, are seated in rows. A purple dove-like logo appears at the upper left corner. The scene suggests a guided meditation or sensory practice session.2012-07-11Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. Many seated participants, most wearing white clothes and white headbands, sit on blue and striped mats in rows. A few wear grey, green, plaid or lavender shawls. In the foreground a seated figure in an orange robe sits on a red office-style chair facing the group, with long dark hair, her back to the camera. In front of the chair are brass bowls with food, a small brass lamp and a patterned cloth.September 24 20162016-09-24A large group of seated devotees sits in rows on mats beneath a huge banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. Many wear orange or saffron blindfolds over their eyes, and several wear white kurtas or white clothing with lanyards around their necks. Some wear white head cloths, and others wear pastel shirts, sarees and shawls in yellow, green and red. Shafts of light filter through the leaves, and the crowd extends into the background. Printed copyright text and a source credit appear over the lower right of the image.2011-12-05