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A photograph of an outdoor ashram gathering on a dirt courtyard with palm trees behind. Thirty to fifty people sit in rows on mats and the ground, mostly in white clothes, with some in orange and saffron and some in pink and purple saris. A low concrete platform in the foreground holds a small brown pyramid-roofed shrine. Along the courtyard walls hang colourful printed banners and posters, and a dark stone sculpture stands at right beside a yellow-painted building with a white and red striped base. Rangoli kolam patterns decorate the ground at right. A white van is parked in the background.

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Outdoor photo of a large seated congregation on a dirt ground under a corrugated metal roof supported by steel posts, with coconut palms overhead. Many devotees in white clothes sit on mats facing a central area, where a red-cloth-covered table and a red pillar structure stand. An orange-walled building with white-and-red striped trim is at left, and a tall red-and-white pole rises at right beside a small deity shrine. Some people in white sit on the right; a figure in an orange-brown garment sits near the front center. The scene reads as a satsang gathering.2010-09-19Outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground and tall palm trees. A large white and red striped platform with a low white dais stands in the centre, where a few people sit on the edge. Around it many people in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats in rows, some wearing yellow or orange shawls. A figure in a saffron-orange robe sits near the left side of the seated rows. A white plinth with a bull statue stands at left and a tall wooden post with garlands rises at the far left. White ashram buildings with tin roofs sit behind the trees. Several people in the foreground, including a woman in a light blue headscarf and a woman in a pink-and-gold shawl, sit facing the platform, appearing to attend a group sitting or satsang.2010-08-07Outdoor photograph of a ritual gathering in an open courtyard framed by coconut palms. In the foreground a seated audience of about thirty people sits on mats, mostly women in white and cream clothing with some in orange and patterned saris. Beyond them, a dozen or so people sit cross-legged in meditation on circular raised platforms of stone and sand, many in white, with several in saffron-orange robes. A tall copper-coloured flagpole or pillar rises at right beside a white-washed altar structure, and a red-and-white striped stage edge sits in front. A standing figure in white is visible in the background. Small fire or incense plumes rise near the seated rows.2010-06-27Outdoor homa or yagna on a raised platform with red and white striped edges and orange cloth. A square fire pit lined with white stone sits at the centre, with a sprinkling of petals and offerings beside it. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on the platform, some wearing rudraksha malas. A priest in orange with a bare upper body and a red garland kneels at the right, tending the fire as an orange cloth-draped seat stands to the side. Behind the platform, a seated crowd of devotees in white and yellow clothes faces the ritual, with a white shrine, palm trees, a tall flagstaff and a bull statue garlanded in yellow at the left.2008-10-08Outdoor ritual scene in a dirt courtyard before white-painted shrines and a tall copper-clad pillar. Several seated devotees in white, yellow, orange and pink clothing sit around small fire pits and along a red-and-white bordered platform on the right. A seated figure in orange robes sits centrally near a black linga-like stone decorated with a yellow garland. Palm trees and a low white building with red doors frame the background, and an orange building on the right bears a signboard.2010-07-19Outdoor ashram courtyard with a tall copper-coloured pillar and white raised platforms among palm trees. Dozens of devotees sit on striped mats in rows, mostly women in white and pastel saris and salwar kameez, with some in orange and red. A few seated figures wear orange robes. A dark stone sculpture of a seated deity stands at left beside white plinths, and a standing person in white moves near the centre. Single-storey white and red ashram buildings line the right side. The scene suggests a group meditation or satsang gathering.2010-07-04October 07 20102010-10-07July 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor open-air satsang under a corrugated metal roof held up by poles, with palm trees around. Many people in white clothing sit on the ground and on chairs in rows facing a central raised red and white platform with a small pyramid-shaped structure. A red and gold kalasha-style monument stands at the back with incense smoke rising, and a figure in orange robes sits near the stage. Kolam-style white floral designs decorate the concrete floor. A banner with pictures hangs on a wall at left.2010-09-19Outdoor ashram courtyard with sandy ground, palm trees and a low white wall. Around a stone paved area, several seated people in white and yellow clothes sit on circular stone-rimmed mats near black stone statues of deities and a tall white pedestal. A seated woman in an orange garment is at the right, and a man in white stands near a white shrine structure. Rows of women in white, cream and pastel saris sit on mats in the foreground, facing the scene. A thatched hut, a signboard map and a parked white car appear at left. The scene resembles a sarva-darshan style gathering.2010-07-04July 23 20102010-07-23October 09 20082008-10-09