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Dusk photograph of a large seated group beneath a broad banyan tree with spreading aerial roots and branches. Many devotees sit on the ground wearing white and cream clothing, with some in lighter kurtas and others in striped or patterned shirts, and most have orange-red cloth bands tied over their eyes. Several wear lanyard badges around their necks. Some sit cross-legged on mats, and a few stand or sit further back among the trees. Faint pink sky shows through the leaves. The crowd is dense and extends into the background.

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December 05 20112011-12-05A large group of seated devotees sits in rows on mats beneath a huge banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. Many wear orange or saffron blindfolds over their eyes, and several wear white kurtas or white clothing with lanyards around their necks. Some wear white head cloths, and others wear pastel shirts, sarees and shawls in yellow, green and red. Shafts of light filter through the leaves, and the crowd extends into the background. Printed copyright text and a source credit appear over the lower right of the image.2011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05A large group of devotees sits outdoors beneath a massive banyan tree with thick aerial roots. Many participants wear orange cloth blindfolds or headbands and white clothing with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, while some wear dark or patterned shirts. Several people sit cross-legged on a raised stone platform and mats. A man in a white shirt with a lanyard stands at right. In the foreground, an out-of-focus person with grey hair is seen from behind. The scene appears to be a group meditation or satsang session. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2012-05-03Outdoor evening meditation session beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. Many devotees sit in tight rows on mats and cloth, nearly all wearing white clothes and white blindfolds tied across their eyes. Some women wear saffron and orange saris, and a woman in the foreground wears an orange sari with a name badge. A figure at right wears a saffron robe. Yellow flower garlands hang on the tree trunk, and a camera on a tripod records the scene. The crowd is large and dense, extending into the background.2009-09-06December 05 20112011-12-05A large crowd of seated devotees sits in meditation beneath a massive banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. Most participants wear white or light clothing and have orange blindfolds or orange eye-covers tied over their eyes, with some wearing white headbands. Many sit cross-legged on the ground in rows, with a few people wearing green, pink and striped clothes among the white-clad crowd.2011-12-05September 06 20092009-09-06A large group of devotees sits cross-legged on blue and striped mats beneath a broad, spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. Nearly everyone wears a white cloth blindfold tied over their eyes, with white and cream kurtas, dhotis and saris, plus a green shawl, a grey-brown shawl and a lavender sari among them. Several wear rudraksha or bead malas around their necks. No single figure is clearly a person; all those seated are devotees, and the setting suggests a meditation or session held outdoors.December 05 20112011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05September 13 20132013-09-13