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March 13 2013

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Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a shrine beneath trees. A black stone murti of a multi-armed deity with a red-and-white face and a white cloth stands in an arched white-and-blue niche, seated on a dark pedestal before a heaped mound of red flowers. Around the base of the mound a dark floral border is placed. About a dozen people in white clothes sit cross-legged on black mats and on a red rug facing the shrine; several wear white kurtas and one wears an orange top. A standing priest in white with a shawl stands at the right near a drummer in white holding a large drum, and a woman in a maroon sari stands at the far right. Brass vessels and orange cloth bundles sit at the edges of the scene.2013-03-13Outdoor ritual scene in a shaded garden courtyard. A dark stone deity murti stands in an arched niche with blue drapery behind it, placed on a pedestal before a mound of red fruits or offerings. A man in white stands beside the shrine. Rows of devotees in white clothing sit cross-legged on dark stone flooring facing the shrine, with a woman in a yellow top among them. On the right, drummers in white play drums and a woman in a red-orange sari stands nearby. Several people are seated and listening, and a woman in white stands at the front right. Trees and a low brick wall frame the scene.2013-03-13June 04 20092009-06-04Outdoor scene under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Many young students in plain white clothes sit cross-legged on mats and dark mats on bare earth, facing a standing man in white shirt and white trousers who gestures toward them. Behind them, a white stone arch with a carved frame surrounds a seated figure in white robes wearing a garland of orange and red flowers, set on a raised rock-pile platform. Two seated adults in white sit under the tree to the left. Some students wear white shirts printed with the website dhyanapeetam.org. Green trees and fields fill the background.Outdoor ritual scene under shady trees at an ashram. Devotees in white and cream clothes sit cross-legged on a dark stone platform facing a shrine with a black stone murti draped in a red cloth and a garland of orange and yellow flowers. A red mound of powder and white flower offerings surround the shrine. Attendants in white dhotis and white saris stand nearby, and a cameraman with a tripod films the event at left. Wooden poles and bamboo fencing frame the area.2009-12-28December 05 20112011-12-05December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor photo under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. At the centre stands a black stone murti of Dakshinamurthy, draped in red and orange garlands, set within a white arched shrine frame on a raised platform. Orange-red offerings. A woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in white kurta and white dhoti sit on dark polished stone tiles facing the shrine, seemingly in puja. Other people in white garments stand around the shrine, including a man in an orange dhoti at left and a woman in a white shawl near the murti. A man in a checked shirt and a man in white stand to the right. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-08-28Outdoor devotional scene under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. On the left, a black stone deity murti dressed in an orange cloth with red and white garlands stands within a white arched shrine framed by a yellow backdrop, with a heap of red powder and a small brass lamp at its base. Several devotees in white clothing stand with palms pressed together in prayer facing the shrine. A man in a white shirt and a woman in white stand near the front, a barefoot man in a white shirt is at center, and a woman in pink stands at right beside a woman in a purple garment at the edge. Red soil and green foliage surround the scene.2011-08-19Outdoor photograph of a large group of devotees seated on the ground beneath a huge banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Many people wear white clothes and white head bands, with some in yellow, orange, pink and striped clothing. In the left background a figure in an orange robe stands in an arched shrine frame beside a dark stone murti. Near the centre a saffron-clad figure sits on a raised platform in front of a red-draped mound, with a small stone shivalinga-style pedestal in the lower left foreground. People are seated in rows facing the central platform in a satsang or meditation gathering.2006-07-22September 13 20132013-09-13A photograph of an outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree. A figure in orange robes sits on a red throne-like seat in front of a dark-skinned deity murti with a crown, framed by a white arched niche. Many seated devotees, mostly in white and pastel clothing, face the throne across mats. Some wear yellow, orange and pink saris and kurtas; one woman in a pink top stands at the right near a speaker.2010-02-10