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Outdoor satsang scene in a palm-lined courtyard. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a cushion and mat in an orange saffron robe, eyes closed, hands folded, in meditation. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala cues. Behind him a large audience of roughly fifty seated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some in checked shirts, sits on mats facing him. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a small red offering sit on the ground beside him, with a decorated pillar and hanging circular rings overhead. An orange-roofed building and tall palms frame the background.

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Outdoor photo of a seated figure in orange-saffron robes with a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak on the forehead, eyes closed in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders, and a brass vessel sits in the foreground on a mat. Behind, a large group of men in white dhoti and shirt sit in rows on a swept earth courtyard with painted white and red kolam designs. Palm trees, a tall wooden post with a bronze ring at top, and a tiled-roof building fill the background. The figure's appearance with long swept hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala is a person identification, shown in meditation before the seated devotees.2010-10-21October 21 20102010-10-21A photograph of an outdoor satsang on bare earth. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron robe and a long black rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a woven mat and cushion, with a brass vessel before him and a pink-and-white kolam design around the platform. He has long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, and faces left toward the gathered devotees. Behind him, a row of people in white clothing sit on a low concrete platform, some with folded hands, and a few more seated figures in white stand nearby. A red-tiled building, a palm tree and a red ritual structure with a garland hang in the background. The seated figure is shown in appearance-based profile with distinctive orange robe and rudraksha cues, so the identity is probable.2010-11-30October 07 20102010-10-07Outdoors in an ashram courtyard, a man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised circular stone platform ringed with gravel. He wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, with eyes closed and hands in his lap. A brass kalasha-style pot sits beside him on the platform. Behind him stand a row of grey statues, a tall decorated pole with red and white bands and orange flags, coconut palms, and an orange-walled building. A woman in white stands near a table at the right. a person is shown in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala while meditating, matching the page's account of a public satsang talk.2010-10-19October 27 20102010-10-27Outdoor photo of a seated figure in orange saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala, sitting cross-legged on a raised platform covered with an orange cushion and a woven mat, with a brass kalasha-style pot beside him on a rangoli-decorated circle of pink and white lines. A grey-stone bed of small pebbles surrounds the platform. Behind him a woven mat leads to a row of devotees in white clothes seated on a concrete ledge, with a pale-haired older man in a blue shirt among them. Orange-walled buildings, palm trees and a netted structure stand in the background, and a garland hangs on a pole at right. The seated figure has long dark hair swept back and a vertical tilak on the forehead, with eyes closed, appearing to meditate.2010-11-30October 24 20102010-10-24 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor meditation session on a dirt ground with raked gravel and low stone-edged platforms. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised orange cushion, wearing an orange saffron robe and a dark rudraksha mala, hands resting in his lap. A brass kundika-style water vessel sits on a woven mat beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shawls sit in meditation, one in a yellow shawl at left, another bare-shouldered with a mala at right. A white building, palm trees and a wooden fence form the background. Four to five people are visible in total.2010-09-18October 27 20102010-10-27 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a red cushion placed on a low wooden platform, atop a rangoli-decorated stone-and-gravel area in an open outdoor courtyard. He wears an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, with his eyes closed and hands resting on his knee. Beside him sits a brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout and a small red flower. Behind him stand rows of white statues, a palm-lined compound, and orange-walled buildings.2010-10-27A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, dressed in an orange saffron robe with a bare left shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red bindi on his forehead. His hands rest together in his lap on a cushion placed on a low wooden platform. Beside him stands a brass kalasha-style pot with a spout, and a garlanded orange pedestal stands to the left, decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls sit on the sandy ground under coconut palms, some with shaved heads. White chalk kolam designs mark the ground in front of the platform. a person: the seated central figure wears orange robes, rudraksha mala and sits as the focal teacher. The scene suggests a sacred outdoor meditation or satsang setting.2010-09-15