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Outdoor satsang under a metal-roofed open pavilion with coconut palms behind. A man with long dark hair and a short beard sits cross-legged on a raised orange-cushioned seat on a mat, wearing an orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala, hands folded in his lap with eyes closed. In front of him is a brass kalasha-style vessel and a red flower on white rangoli patterns drawn on the ground. Dozens of seated people in white clothing face him, with mats laid out in the foreground. Colourful striped pillars and orange cloth decorations hang from the pavilion poles. Swamiji (probable): long hair, orange saffron robe and rudraksha mala, seated as teacher on the dais and leading the gathering.

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October 21 20102010-10-21Outdoor 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.2010-10-21Outdoor 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.2010-10-21October 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesNovember 10 20102010-11-10 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene in a courtyard among coconut palms. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a long dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion and mat, hands folded, at the rim of a circular fire pit lined with grey ash and stones and decorated with white kolam lines. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him. To the left, a black Nandi bull statue with garlands rests on an orange plinth. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and bare-chested or orange-clad attire sit in meditation or ritual posture on mats, with firewood stacked nearby and a row of small statues along an orange-painted building.2010-09-16 +1 copiesNovember 13 20102010-11-13 +1 copiesA 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.2010-11-30July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised circular stone platform outdoors, eyes closed and palms joined in his lap. He wears saffron-orange robes with a red-and-gold border and a long rudraksha mala around his neck. Ash or powdered material lines the platform edge, with a small brass kalasha-style vessel beside him on a mat. Behind him stands a tall orange pillar topped with a bull statue draped in garlands, and a trident-like pole with a hooped top rises from the ground. Palm trees, a few small decorated flag-like poles, and orange-roofed buildings surround the open ground, with rows of small stone figures in the distance and a floral kolam pattern on the sand at right. Cues indicate a candidate matching Swamiji's presentation: long hair, saffron clothing, and rudraksha mala.2010-11-07A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat atop a raised circular platform of ash or grey granules, with pink and white kolam lines around the edge. A brass kalasha-style vessel rests before him. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders and he sits with eyes closed in meditation. Behind him, coconut palms, an orange-roofed building and a row of white seated statues line an open outdoor courtyard, with a tall brass ring frame overhead.2010-10-10Outdoor 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.2010-11-30