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Outdoor satsang in an open courtyard at an ashram. A seated figure in a red garment and red beaded necklace sits on a low platform near the centre, facing a crowd of seated devotees in white shirts, white dhotis and casual clothes, with several people in the foreground seen from behind. Behind them stand black stone deity murtis on red pedestals, a tall red stone pillar and a palm tree. A figure in orange robes stands at the far right edge. A red and white striped step platform and a red brick wall complete the scene.

Outdoor satsang on a paved courtyard under palm trees. A figure in orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat inside a circular raised platform, a brass lamp before him. Beside him stands a dark stone Nandi bull draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, next to orange-painted tiered pillars and a copper-topped stone lamp tower. Around 15 seated devotees in colourful salwars, saris and head scarves face him with their backs to the camera, some with hands folded. Frangipani shrubs and a concrete wall close the background.

Outdoor photo at an open paved courtyard under tall palms with a red-and-white striped low wall at left. Seated in a row on the ground at right with their backs to the camera are about eight men in white and light shirts, one in a blue-grey shirt and one in a patterned top. In the background at left, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a red mat near a small lamp, facing a raised red stone shrine platform holding dark stone deity murtis, one draped with a yellow garland. Palm trees and a sunlit haze fill the background.

2011-03-05 +1 copies

December 18 2010

Outdoor photograph of a Panchatapas sadhana in an open courtyard. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, seated in meditation on a raised circular mound ringed with grey gravel, with a brass kalasha/lamp beside them. A shaved-headed person in white sits on a mat within a similar ringed mound in the background, with other white-clad practitioners seated at intervals across the courtyard. Behind them stands an orange-red stepped pedestal topped by a dark stone Nandi bull, decorated with yellow-orange marigold garlands, and palm trees line the grounds with stone statues at left.

Outdoor satsang at an ashram courtyard with palm trees and a red-and-white stepped platform on the left. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised mat near a dark stone bull statue draped with an orange and marigold garland, flanked by a row of carved stone sculptures and an orange shrine structure with a scaffold-wrapped tower. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes face the teacher, some in striped shirts and jackets, with a few wearing orange-trimmed shawls. Hanging red-and-orange lamps and a red pillar frame the scene. a person: the seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha-style presentation, teaching the group as the speaker.

Outdoor satsang on a paved courtyard beside an orange-red compound wall. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low raised seat, facing a crowd of seated devotees in white shirts and trousers. Behind him a large black stone Nandi bull statue, draped in a red garland and white flower strands, rests on a red pedestal. A brass kalasha/water vessel sits near the seated teacher. Devotees fill the foreground, mostly men, some with light-coloured shirts and some in striped shirts. Potted trees and a red pillar frame the scene. Appearance-based label: a person, seated teacher in saffron robes with long hair and mala, the qualifying cues being the saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.

Outdoor satsang in a temple courtyard. A seated figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised mat in front of a seated audience of devotees wearing white and casual clothes. Behind him stand a row of carved stone deity murti and a red-and-orange shrine pillar with a seated stone bull garlanded in orange flowers. Red pillars and a white-and-red stepped platform frame the scene, with palm trees beyond the wall.

December 22 2010

October 07 2010

Outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground and palm trees. A person in orange robes sits cross-legged on a small raised circular platform in the centre, with a brass lamp or vessel before them. To the left stands a large black stone Nandi bull with a garland of marigolds, on an orange pedestal. Behind are orange-painted shrine buildings, small white-clad figures near stone murtis, and hanging orange and yellow decorative banners on tall posts. Several people in white clothing sit along the right edge by a red-and-white striped wall.

2010-10-31 +1 copies

An outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground, palm trees and stone statues on the left. A large orange-brick pillar with a black lingam-like stone and garlands stands centre. In the foreground, a figure in saffron/orange robes with red-orange beads sits cross-legged before a small kalasha and offering plate; nearby, several seated men in white dhotis and yellow-trimmed shawls sit on mats around small fire pits with smoke rising. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands at right beside an orange-brick platform. A concrete step with a small brass lamp is in the foreground. Pooja and homa-style gathering.