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Outdoor photo of an ashram courtyard under a tin roof hung with colourful tasselled decorations. A concrete platform with a square central opening sits in the foreground, marked with red and white painted edges. Around a dozen women in white, pink and cream saris and salwar stand in a loose group behind it with hands pressed together in prayer, while one woman in an orange garment and dark shawl stands at the right edge. Behind them are coconut palms, a parked silver SUV, a brick wall painted orange, and a sign reading Life Bliss Program. At right, carved stone figures and a map board are visible.

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Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with a raised white and red-striped platform in the foreground. A figure in a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment and a leopard-print shawl stands at the platform's edge with back to the camera, facing a line of about twenty devotees standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Many devotees wear white, cream, pink and beige saris and kurtas. Behind them stand a red-orange brick building, tall palm trees, a thatched-roof hut, and a silver SUV parked on the dirt ground. Two saffron-and-orange hanging ceremonial tassels and a decorated pole with circular rings frame the scene. A wall banner shows a photo of a saffron-robed figure. Ashram greeting or satsang gathering.2010-11-30A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with a white-and-red striped raised platform in the foreground and a red-orange building behind it. A woman in a leopard-print shawl over orange clothing stands at the right, facing a row of about a dozen people in white and pink clothes who stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A silver SUV is parked on dirt ground near palm trees, and a thatched hut and tall decorated poles with tassels stand nearby. A banner reads Life Bliss Program, 2 Days Meditation Camp. A signboard reads Sri Ananda Eshwara Devasthana. The scene suggests a morning satsang gathering.2010-11-30Outdoor photograph at an ashram courtyard with an orange-painted building bearing a sign reading Sri Ananda Sthaleshwara Devasthana, and a red-and-white banded platform in the foreground. A barefoot figure in an orange dhoti wears a leopard-print shawl and stands facing a group of about twenty-five women and a few men in white, cream and pink saris and kurtas, many with hands pressed together in anjali. A tall wooden post topped with a pale ring and a hanging orange cloth stands in the courtyard, with a painted kalasha-like pillar nearby. Palm trees, a thatched hut and a silver SUV complete the scene. A red-and-orange banner on the left reads Life Bliss Program with contact numbers. The figure in the leopard-print shawl has long dark hair, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2010-11-30November 06 20102010-11-06November 11 20102010-11-11Outdoor photo of a crowd of about 40 devotees standing in rows on a raised concrete platform in front of an orange-painted temple building with a sign reading Sri Anandeshwara Devasthana. Most women wear white, cream and pastel saris or salwar kameez, with a red kurta and a pink shawl among them; several hold hands together in prayer or stand with folded hands. A plain stone pedestal stands on the platform in the foreground. Behind the crowd are an orange banner showing a smiling saffron-clad man beside Kannada text, a notice board, and palm trees under an overcast sky. Iron archways curve over the scene.2010-10-07Outdoor ashram scene at midday with palm trees and a silver SUV parked beside a low tiled-roof building. Several figures in saffron-orange robes walk along a dirt path past a large white-and-red painted kolam rangoli design set in a circle of white stones. The lead monk on the left wears a rudraksha mala and a saffron garment, another in saffron walks in the middle, and a person in white stands near the car. A red-and-yellow flag hangs on a pole, and a red throne-like seat with gold trim sits at the left edge beside a red-and-white painted step. A brass-finished ornamental lamp frame hangs overhead.2010-11-06Outdoor courtyard scene at an ashram with an orange-painted building beside palm trees. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks forward on a paved brick path with raised palms in greeting, his hair long and swept back; he is a person by the saffron robe, rudraksha mala and long swept hair, and a white-clad priest with shaved head walks behind him. A line of women in white, yellow, green and red saris stands on the left with palms pressed together in namaskar near a red-and-white painted platform and a rangoli design on the ground. A silver car is parked to the right, and a red signboard reads Bliss Program Level II. Several people are visible, counted here as about twenty.2011-02-25A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground, palm trees and a thatched hut behind. In the foreground a woman in an orange robe with a leopard-print shawl stands with her palms pressed together in prayer. To the left, several women in white clothes and headscarves stand near a silver SUV. On the right, dark stone statues and sculptures sit on low plinths with red placards, beside a red brick wall. A large white signboard with a map stands in the background, and a colourful pole hangs with red and orange cloth at the top right.2010-11-30Outdoor ashram courtyard under a canopy hung with orange triangular pennants and tall striped cloth-wrapped poles, with palm trees behind. Devotees in white and light clothing sit on mats in rows along both sides, facing a central raised stone platform with a square opening. Beyond it stands a small red-and-white shrine structure with a deity murti, and rangoli kolam designs are drawn on the paved ground in front. A portrait banner is visible at the left edge. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person in this wide view.2010-11-14November 06 20102010-11-06Outdoor ashram courtyard under a tiled canopy strung with red, yellow and blue tassels and small triangular pennants. A tall, long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with an orange shawl and a flower garland walks barefoot across a swept sandy floor toward the right. Behind him a cameraman in orange robes films him. A chalk-drawn circle decorated with white kolam dots lies on the ground. On the right, a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with flowers sits on an orange pedestal beside a tray of offerings. A crowd of onlookers in white dhotis and shirts stands along the back. Palm trees and a parked silver SUV appear in the background, and a red chair with a golden arch sits at left beside a red-and-white painted border.2010-11-06