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Outdoor satsang on an orange cloth-covered mat under a corrugated roof, with palm trees and orange buildings behind. A small figure in orange robes sits at the far front on a raised platform, facing a large seated audience. Most attendees wear white, cream and pastel salwar or sari, with some in orange and pink; many have long braids and others have grey hair. Several older women sit on white plastic chairs at right. Stone lamp pillars and a carved stone deity murti stand at left, with hanging tassels and bunting overhead. A sound speaker sits at the right edge of the stage.

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July 15 20112011-07-15Outdoor satsang on a brick-paved courtyard under a corrugated metal roof, with banana plants and palms beyond. Many women and girls sit cross-legged in rows, mostly in white saris with gold borders, some in yellow, teal and blue, and a few in deep red. In the centre front, a figure in orange robes sits on a raised circular platform facing the crowd. To the right, a shrine with a garlanded deity murti sits on a purple-draped platform beside a banana leaf. Red-and-white painted walls and an orange-robed figure at the left edge complete the scene.2011-07-15An outdoor satsang under a corrugated metal pavilion with palm trees behind. A figure in orange robes sits on a raised platform at the centre, while a seated audience fills the foreground on white plastic chairs and mats. Many attendees wear white, and several women wear orange, pink and green saris. Colourful paper lanterns and orange bunting hang from the roof, and stone statues stand at the left. Two figures in white stand near the orange-walled buildings at the right.2011-02-25July 23 20102010-07-23July 23 20102010-07-23October 07 20102010-10-07Outdoor photo of a sacred ground at an ashram with palm trees and white single-storey buildings behind. Dozens of devotees sit in rows on mats and a raised platform. Most wear white clothes, with some in saffron-orange and pink saris. A figure in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on a white seat near the front left, facing the gathering. Behind him, a seated group in white clothes faces the same way near a row of small lamps and stacked firewood beside a fire pit with offerings. A stone bull statue with a garland stands at the left edge beside a white shrine pillar. Green leaves and flowering plants frame the foreground. The scene appears to show a group sitting session or ritual observance.2010-07-23October 02 20142014-10-02Outdoor group meditation at an ashram courtyard under coconut palms. Foreground devotees sit cross-legged on woven mats, mostly women in teal, pink, white and blue salwar or saris, with some wearing white head veils. Behind them, several people in white robes sit in a row of white-clad practitioners, and a figure in orange robes sits centrally on a mat between circular stone-ringed meditation spots. A tall copper pillar with a flame-like finial stands beside white stepped platforms. Small white and red-trimmed buildings with tin roofs line the background.2010-07-10December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram scene under coconut palms during a padapuja session. Devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on a paved courtyard facing a raised stone platform. A standing man in white dhoti and shawl, with a bare upper body and beaded necklace, stands at the right near a pillar, and an older man in white stands behind the platform. A row of small figures and deity murtis sits along a low wall, a yellow canopy hangs on the left, and orange-roofed buildings frame the background. A woman in an orange sari sits near the front, and a row of seated attendees in white fills the foreground.2010-10-05