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A large outdoor gathering of devotees in white clothing kneels and prostrates on bare earth beneath a huge spreading banyan tree. Many people bow forward with foreheads touching the ground, some wearing orange, pink, red and striped garments. In the foreground, brass oil lamps and small offering plates with flowers and lit diyas are set out in a row. A standing woman in white with an orange shawl stands at left near a pole. Nobody in the scene is clearly identifiable as the swami from appearance alone, and no leader is visibly distinguished at the front.

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Outdoor photo under a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A large crowd of devotees in white clothes lies prostrate on reddish earth in rows. In the foreground a long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe sits facing away with their back to the camera, positioned before a microphone stand and small brass lamps, offering plates and pooja items on mats. Several devotees wear orange and pink garments among the white. Brass oil lamps and offering trays sit on woven mats in front.2006-07-21Outdoor photo of a large seated gathering under a wide, spreading banyan tree with thick aerial roots and branches. Many devotees in white clothing sit cross-legged on bare red earth in rows, most with hands folded or resting on laps. Several women wear white saris and shawls, and one woman in front wears a pink headscarf. Small brass plates with offerings, possibly fruit and lamps, sit on mats in front of them. A white pole stands at the right edge. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this view, so the candidate is unsure.2006-07-21Outdoor photo under a large banyan tree at an ashram: a man in a flowing orange-saffron robe with long dark hair stands barefoot on a sandy path, facing left, with his back partly turned. In front of him, thirty-plus devotees in white garments kneel and prostrate on mats and cloths, heads bowed to the ground. Brass lamps and offering plates sit on the ground nearby, and a metal stand and a wheelchair are visible at the left edge. The tall figure in orange has long hair, a distinctive appearance, so the appearance-based label applies.2006-07-21A photograph of a large outdoor gathering seated on the ground beneath a broad banyan tree at an ashram. Many devotees sit in rows on mats and bare earth; most wear white dhotis and shirts or white saris, while several monastic members in saffron-orange robes sit at the right. A woman in the foreground wears a saffron-orange shawl and a man at centre left presses his palms together in anjali. Saffron flags on bamboo poles stand at the upper right, and white cloth hangs from a tree trunk. The crowd appears to be listening or in worship, consistent with a guru pooja gathering.2006-10-21October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesNovember 16 20092009-11-16A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on bare earth beneath a sprawling banyan tree, eyes closed in meditation. Most wear white clothing, with some in pink, red and orange; a few women wear white shawls and a woman in pink has a pink headband. In front of several seated devotees are small brass plates on woven mats holding marigold petals, fruit, small oil lamps and brass vessels. The gathering is dense, filling the frame from front to back.2006-07-21October 06 20062006-10-06A large outdoor gathering of devotees sits on sandy ground beneath a massive banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Many seated people wear white clothes and white head bands, with some in saffron, pink, yellow and striped garments. They face a shrine-like structure at left, decorated with a red-draped platform, a saffron cloth and a garland, where several white-clad figures stand. Devotees are kneeling and sitting in rows, and a camera on a tripod is set up near the center. The setting suggests a satsang or puja under the tree.2006-07-22July 12 20062006-07-12October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesJuly 12 20062006-07-12