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A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard under a corrugated metal roof strung with brass hoops, with palm trees behind. Many people in white ritual clothing sit on the paved ground in rows, facing a raised area where a standing figure in white robes with a shaved head addresses them. A woman in a yellow top and a light sari stands at left holding a camera, and a fair-haired person in white sits in the front foreground. On the left a white-draped table holds a brass lamp and offerings beside a row of small statues. A red building with a sign for a temple stands at right beside flowering shrubs. The figure at centre is a priest or presenter in white rather than a clearly identified individual, so no identity is claimed.

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A photograph of an open-air satsang under a corrugated metal roof on wooden posts, with palm trees and orange-walled buildings behind. In the foreground, a row of women in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats, some with hands resting on their laps, one in a red shawl and one in a leopard-print top. A standing woman in white robes on the right faces the gathering. Further back, several people in orange and white sit in rows. A red-brick plinth holds a dark seated figure. A young tree with broad leaves stands at left.2010-09-13Outdoor satsang under a corrugated metal pavilion roof supported by tall posts, with palm trees behind. Many people sit cross-legged on white mats across a paved courtyard facing a raised stage at the far end, where several figures in white stand near an orange-painted building. In the foreground, women in white saris and a woman in a leopard-print top sit on mats, and a woman in a red shawl sits on the left near a small tree. A black Nandi bull statue rests on a red-and-white pedestal on the left, beside a tall red column. Several saffron-clad people sit near the left edge. A man in a white dhoti and a bald, white-clad figure sit near the centre-right. The scene reads as a group meditation or discourse gathering.2010-09-13December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor photograph of a procession at an ashram courtyard under a large metal-roofed open pavilion with ornamental curved yellow scroll frames. Several people in white ritual clothing, some with white dhotis and shawls, walk in a group. Two decorated umbrellas with red, yellow and multicolour canopies are carried above a central figure, and a tall decorated wooden pole stands at left beside palm trees. A few men in white and yellow-trimmed garments stand near a low stone platform with red bollards. Onlookers in white and light-coloured saris and salwar kameez stand and sit at the right edge beside a potted plant.2010-10-05September 11 20102010-09-11October 07 20102010-10-07December 16 20102010-12-16September 11 20102010-09-11August 15 20102010-08-15December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor festival gathering under a large red canopy decorated with orange, green and yellow fringed valances. Dozens of seated devotees in white and cream clothes fill a red carpeted area, some in yellow or orange saris. In the foreground a woman in an orange robe speaks into a microphone, with a brass plate of offerings, flowers and fruit on a low table nearby. Near the back a deity murti or decorated figure sits within an ornate arch, and attendants in white stand around it. White ritual sheds and a sign-free courtyard frame the scene.2008-12-24Outdoor ashram gathering under a open-sided roof with a tall camera on a tripod at left and strings of yellow marigold garlands hanging across the ceiling. A large crowd of seated devotees fills the foreground, men in white kurtas and women in red, maroon and gold saris, many with flowers in their hair. Several people in white stand on a raised platform in the middle distance, and at right two people in saffron/orange robes sit before a decorated altar with flower garlands, brass vessels and offerings. Palm trees stand behind the structure.2006-12-26