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Outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots. A seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and sits on a white-draped cushion with a gold-patterned cloth, facing a large crowd. Many participants sit cross-legged on mats in white clothes, several with white blindfolds or headbands over their eyes. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at right beside a video camera on a tripod, and a woman in pink sits at right. A red-painted stone pillar and a white-and-black patterned border appear at the left edge. a person: the seated figure in orange has long swept-back dark hair and orange robes, a cue consistent with the page, but the appearance is not conclusive.

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A photograph of an outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots at an ashram. A seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange shawl and sits cross-legged on a white-draped cushion before a microphone stand on a blue mat. Seated rows of devotees in white clothes fill the sand-coloured ground, with a few in yellow and orange. On the right, a man in white with an orange shawl operates a video camera on a tripod. At the left edge, a red-painted stone shrine with a white-and-black bordered base is visible. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible.2006-07-22Outdoor photo of a large seated congregation under a broad banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Many participants in white clothing with white headbands sit on mats and blue cloth on sandy ground. A man in white stands beside a tripod-mounted camera at right. Near the right edge, a saffron-robed person sits, and a figure in orange and gold garments is nearby. A stone-look arrangement with a large white-and-black snake sculpture lies at the right foreground. A purple balloon-like object hangs at upper left.2006-07-22Outdoor session beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. A woman in a mustard-yellow shawl stands at center facing a seated crowd, beside a black speaker on a tripod. Many seated devotees wear orange headbands and white or cream clothes; some wear orange and white garments, and a few sit on mats. A raised stone platform holds a golden-brown carved seat or throne at the right, with a red cloth and offerings nearby. Several participants on the left wear pink and white with white head wraps. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance here, so the seat is an empty throne.2011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05December 05 20112011-12-05Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots. Many seated participants, most wearing white clothes and white headbands, sit on blue and striped mats in rows. A few wear grey, green, plaid or lavender shawls. In the foreground a seated figure in an orange robe sits on a red office-style chair facing the group, with long dark hair, her back to the camera. In front of the chair are brass bowls with food, a small brass lamp and a patterned cloth.Outdoor satsang beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on a red-cushioned chair or throne at centre-right, facing a seated crowd on woven mats. Most of the audience wear white clothing, while a woman in the foreground left wears a rust-red top and a woman in front wears a white top. A deity murti with orange and saffron drapery and a crown-like headdress sits at the right edge beside a large red-painted rock-shaped altar. A few people stand and sit at the back among the trees.2010-02-09 +1 copiesOutdoor gathering beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. Dozens of seated devotees, many in white clothes and bright orange or red headbands and blindfolds, sit on mats in rows. On the right, a person in an orange-red garment sits on a red cushioned seat or throne beside a microphone stand and speaker, with an orange shawl or cloth draped across the lap. Several people in white stand or sit at the edge of the crowd, and small water bottles are placed near the tree base. A fire-red ritual setting is visible at the right edge.2011-12-05Outdoor satsang under a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A figure in long flowing orange-saffron robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a white-draped seat in the right foreground, facing a crowd. A microphone on a stand stands before the seat. Around 100 seated participants fill the ground, most wearing white clothing and some in red, maroon, purple and orange; a few wear white shawls and head coverings. Woven mats and cloth are spread on the sandy ground, and a person in orange sits at the far left edge. Purple flags hang in the upper left.2005-12-18Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothing sit on mats and cloth in a wide semicircle facing a red-painted rocky mound topped by a black Shiva lingam wrapped in red, white and yellow garlands. A black-and-white patterned serpent body curls around the base of the red mound. A standing man in white clothing with an orange shawl stands near a tripod camera at the centre, and a figure in white stands beside the lingam. Several women in pink and grey saris sit at the left edge. Thin metal poles frame the open ground.2006-07-23July 22 20062006-07-22