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September 13 2013

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A large outdoor satsang under a massive banyan tree with many thick aerial roots and hanging branches. A crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits cross-legged on bare earth, many wearing red lanyards. In the right foreground, a bare-chested figure with long dark hair and an orange-red shawl sits facing the group, speaking to them. Several seated men in white kurtas and dhotis, and women in white and cream saris, listen attentively.2013-07-08July 08 20132013-07-08Outdoor satsang beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and green foliage. Many devotees in white clothing sit on the ground and on a stone bench, several wearing red-and-white lanyards and name badges. At the far left, a golden throne with red upholstery sits on a patterned mat and a stone platform, and a seated figure in dark red clothing is partly visible beside it. The devotees face toward the throne, listening attentively.2013-07-08A photograph of several people meditating seated on a large flat black stone platform beneath a huge banyan tree with thick aerial roots and hanging cords. A man at left wears a white kurta and a beaded mala, seated with hands resting in his lap. Behind him a second man in white sits, and to the right three women sit close together: one in a black top and white skirt, another in black with a white wrap, and a third in a red-pink garment. An orange-robed figure stands partly hidden near the tree. A sign reading DO NOT WASTE WATER is visible on the wall. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-12-23December 05 20112011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05March 31 20132013-03-31Outdoor satsang beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with many aerial prop roots hanging from its branches. Devotees sit on the ground in white and red clothing, several women in white saris with red borders and men in white kurtas, many with red and white shawls. In the foreground a woman in a white and red sari sits on a mat near a low circular platform at the base of the tree. To the right stands an empty ornate gold-and-red throne with carved gold legs, and a black speaker sits on the left. Red flowers or offerings are piled at the far right edge. The setting is a sandy ground with an orange boundary wall behind the tree.2013-03-31Low-angle photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches over a dusty reddish-brown ground. Beneath the canopy, a group of about twenty people in white clothing sit on the ground in rows facing a small arched shrine with a lit yellow-and-gold figure inside. A concrete edge runs along the left side, and a green lamp post stands at right. Several seated figures wear white dhotis and shirts, and a few sit cross-legged near a dark object at the front.2013-05-13June 04 20092009-06-04December 05 20112011-12-05March 31 20132013-03-31