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Outdoor satsang in a temple courtyard. A seated figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised mat in front of a seated audience of devotees wearing white and casual clothes. Behind him stand a row of carved stone deity murti and a red-and-orange shrine pillar with a seated stone bull garlanded in orange flowers. Red pillars and a white-and-red stepped platform frame the scene, with palm trees beyond the wall.

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December 18 20102010-12-18Outdoor satsang at an ashram courtyard with palm trees and a red-and-white stepped platform on the left. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised mat near a dark stone bull statue draped with an orange and marigold garland, flanked by a row of carved stone sculptures and an orange shrine structure with a scaffold-wrapped tower. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes face the teacher, some in striped shirts and jackets, with a few wearing orange-trimmed shawls. Hanging red-and-orange lamps and a red pillar frame the scene. a person: the seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha-style presentation, teaching the group as the speaker.2010-12-18Outdoor satsang in an open courtyard at an ashram. A seated figure in a red garment and red beaded necklace sits on a low platform near the centre, facing a crowd of seated devotees in white shirts, white dhotis and casual clothes, with several people in the foreground seen from behind. Behind them stand black stone deity murtis on red pedestals, a tall red stone pillar and a palm tree. A figure in orange robes stands at the far right edge. A red and white striped step platform and a red brick wall complete the scene.2010-12-22December 18 20102010-12-18December 18 20102010-12-18December 26 20102010-12-26December 18 20102010-12-18December 18 20102010-12-18Outdoor photo at an open paved courtyard under tall palms with a red-and-white striped low wall at left. Seated in a row on the ground at right with their backs to the camera are about eight men in white and light shirts, one in a blue-grey shirt and one in a patterned top. In the background at left, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a red mat near a small lamp, facing a raised red stone shrine platform holding dark stone deity murtis, one draped with a yellow garland. Palm trees and a sunlit haze fill the background.2011-03-05 +1 copiesAn outdoor ritual gathering under a palm-fringed sky beside a red and white stepped platform. In the foreground, a row of seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts face the scene, some with their backs to the camera. Behind them, several robed priests sit cross-legged on mats before small fire pits, with one figure in orange robes and another in orange-saffron attire among them. A tall red-and-gold ceremonial pillar and a reddish shrine with a deity murti stand in the background, along with a red canopied chariot-like cart. A painted banner of divine figures hangs at left. The scene suggests a homa or yagna performed in the open air.2010-09-08 +1 copiesA seated crowd of devotees, mostly men in white and pale kurtas, sits on a mat under a open-sided pavilion strung with multicoloured hanging tassels and triangular orange and red bunting. In the far distance, a robed figure in orange sits cross-legged on a raised dais in front of a shrine with a deity murti and small stone sculptures, in an open courtyard edged by palm trees and orange marigold flowers. A red-and-white striped platform and stone steps lie in the foreground. Appearance-based candidate for the teacher in orange is unsure at this distance.2010-11-15Outdoor ashram gathering in front of a Shiva lingam with a large black Nandi bull statue, garlanded with marigolds, and a tall copper-coloured temple pillar. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on an orange mat, flanked by other seated figures in orange and white. Around them, about two dozen men in white shirts and white dhotis sit on the sandy ground facing the group, some with folded hands. Palm trees, a boundary wall and a red banner stand behind. Ritual pits with ash are set on the ground nearby. The central saffron-robed figure cannot be confidently identified from appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2010-08-01