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Devotees sit in rows on woven mats in an open-air outdoor hall for satsang. Many wear white clothes with red shawls or red scarves around their necks. Some sit on plastic chairs at the right edge. In the background, a large seated deity murti in orange and pink drapery, decorated with flower garlands, sits on a raised platform beneath a red cloth canopy, with a stone bull statue on the right and palm trees beyond a red brick wall. A woman with long blonde hair sits at left in white with a red shawl. A man in a striped shirt and white dhoti sits front centre. No individual appears to be a candidate for a person in this crowd.

A night-time group meditation session on an open terrace at Adi Kailasa. Many seated devotees in white ritual clothes with red-orange shawls and orange lanyards sit on pink-orange mats in rows, facing a golden deity murti and a decorated red-draped altar on the left. A bald man in orange robes and rudraksha malas sits at the right edge, and a small child in white sits among the adults. Some participants hold papers, and a few stand near a wooden pillar on the right. Warm lamps light the scene against the dark background.

Night outdoor gathering of devotees seated on an orange mat before a golden arched shrine. On an illuminated red-and-gold platform sits a large seated deity murti with a crown, holding a trident-like staff, adorned with red garlands; a smaller figure sits beside it. Many women in white saris, some with red or orange blouses and garlands, sit cross-legged, and standing men in white shirts and dhotis watch from the back and left. Trees and a tall lamp post frame the scene. The statue is a murti, not a person, and the exact identity of any person is not determined from appearance.

October 05 2011

Outdoor satsang on mats in a courtyard with a red brick wall and palm trees. Many devotees in white clothes with red shawls sit facing a decorated deity murti on a pink-draped platform, garlanded with flowers. The murti appears to be a seated figure in orange and gold. Several attendees in white kurtas with red scarves sit on chairs at the right, and a woman in orange stands near the statue. A nandi bull statue with flower garlands is visible at right, and a signboard stands at left. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a specific individual from appearance.

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Evening group meditation or satsang seated on a mat outdoors at night, with a pink-draped deity murti and a red and gold shrine in the background. Foreground: a bald man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and a clip-on microphone; a grey-haired woman in white with red shawl and mala; a man in white with orange lanyard and red shawl pressing palms together; a woman in white with red shawl and glasses. Others in white and red shawls with orange lanyards sit behind, and a woman in a red sari stands at the back by the shrine. No identifiable a person candidate can be confirmed by appearance here.

Night outdoor gathering on a paved ground with many seated devotees in rows on orange and purple mats, most with palms pressed together in anjali. Women in red, orange and green saris and salwar with rudraksha malas sit in the foreground; a woman in a green sari and a figure with long braided hair in a red-orange cap and red-and-white outfit sit mid-row. Two standing men near the back, one in a pink shirt and white dhoti and one in a blue shirt and white dhoti, watch the gathering. A woman in white with a camera at a tripod-like stand films at left, a brass lamp and a large metal pot appear at the right edge, and a red-painted pillar with a kolam-style floor design sits in front.

December 31 2011

Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering seated on woven mats in front of a raised orange platform with a small deity murti and offerings at its centre. Many devotees, mostly women in white and cream clothing with some in red and yellow saris, sit with palms pressed together in namaste. A microphone stands in the lower right foreground, and a tall ceremonial pole with curled decorative loops rises behind the platform. Rows of sculptures line the dark background, and a photographer in white stands at the right edge.