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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.

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Outdoor satsang on a paved courtyard with palm trees behind. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised orange seat at the centre of a circular floor design, appearing to be a probable Swamiji (in_person cues: long hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala). A black stone Nandi bull statue wearing a yellow and orange flower garland sits on an orange pedestal to the left, beside orange temple-style pillars and a small kalasha-topped structure. Around twenty seated people in colourful saris, salwar and dupattas, including a woman in pink and white, a woman in green, and a white-headscarved elder, face the speaker from the foreground, many with long braided hair.2011-02-25December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor 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.2011-06-05Outdoor 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 copiesA seated meditation scene outdoors in a courtyard of palm trees. A man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala around his neck and wearing orange robes sits cross-legged on a woven mat and a folded cloth at the centre of a circular raised earthen platform ringed with grey ash or pebbles and yellow marigold petals with green leaf-patterned chalk lines. A brass kalasha or vessel sits on the mat in front of him. Behind him stands an orange stepped pedestal topped by a black stone Nandi bull draped with marigold garlands, beside tall dark deity statues and a red pillar with a garland. A thatched fence and white building stand at the back. Eyes closed, hands in lap, he is in meditation. Possibly a homa or puja setup.2010-11-02Outdoors in a temple courtyard with a sandy floor, a man in saffron robes and rudraksha beads sits cross-legged on a raised mat in the centre, palms pressed together in prayer, before a stone circle of gravel. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits beside him. Behind him, a large black Nandi bull statue wearing a garland of orange and yellow flowers sits on a red pedestal, with a tall red-and-copper shrine tower to the right. Several people in white dhotis and saffron or yellow shawls sit on the ground in prayer at left and right, and a palm-lined backdrop of dark stone deity murtis stands behind them. A banner on the left shows a painted deity and portraits.2010-09-18A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden seat and a woven mat within a circular gravel bed on a paved courtyard. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala. Beside him sits a brass vessel. Behind him is a large black stone Nandi bull statue, garlanded with yellow and red marigold flowers, atop a red pedestal. Palm trees, a red-brick wall and other stone sculptures frame the scene.2011-02-25 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a seated group in a palm-fringed courtyard beside a white-plastered stepped platform holding a black stone Nandi bull with a red and yellow garland, and a tall orange-and-gold pillar behind it. A central figure in an orange robe sits cross-legged on the ground with a lamp before them, facing rows of seated people in white clothes and yellow shawls. Around them are small circular patterns of gravel on the ground. Many people sit in the foreground with their backs to the camera, wearing white, red, orange and striped saris and salwars, some with long braids. A small white building with a green roof stands to the right. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2010-07-04Outdoor scene in front of a black stone Nandi bull statue on a red pedestal, garlanded with flowers. A person in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised platform, with a brass oil lamp and small flower offerings before them, facing a seated crowd of men in white shirts and a man in a striped checked shirt at right. Red-orange boundary wall, trees and a red pillar frame the courtyard.2011-06-05February 25 20112011-02-25 +3 copiesA man in orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with a folded orange cushion, atop a circular bed of dark gravel inside a paved courtyard. He wears a long dark rudraksha mala and his hair is tied back, and his eyes are looking up and to the side. Beside him stands a small polished brass pot. Behind him a black stone Nandi bull is garlanded with yellow and maroon flower chains and sits on a red-brick pedestal next to carved stone figures, with palm trees and a red-brick wall in the background. A woven mat runs along the foreground.2011-02-25 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2010-09-21