Night outdoor photo at an ashram gathering. Around him, many people sit on the ground in white and orange clothing, some with orange shawls. A standing man in a white kurta and dhoti stands at right, and a person in white bends forward in the foreground. A striped white-and-maroon wall runs along the back. Several people sit in rows, listening attentively. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night outdoor photo at an ashram gathering. Around him, many people sit on the ground in white and orange clothing, some with orange shawls. A standing man in a white kurta and dhoti stands at right, and a person in white bends forward in the foreground. A striped white-and-maroon wall runs along the back. Several people sit in rows, listening attentively.

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Evening outdoor gathering on sandy ground in front of a striped tent wall. A central figure with long dark hair and a saffron robe stands with a hand raised near the mouth, while a seated person in white with a saffron shawl bends forward in the foreground. Around them devotees sit in white clothing with orange-saffron shawls, several with red bindis or kumkum. Some are bald or shaved-headed. Tarpaulins and a white cloth-covered seat appear at left, and the scene is dimly lit.

Night-time outdoor gathering of seated trainees at a brahmacharya training convention. Foreground devotees in saffron and orange robes sit close to the camera, several with hands folded or resting in laps. Behind them rows of seated participants wear white dhoti and kurta style clothing, some with gold-bordered white garments and gold-edged cloth. A standing figure in white with a shawl stands among the seated rows at centre. A woman in white stands at the upper right near a wall. Plain earth ground, a low white-draped bench and a wooden fence form the background.

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August 20 2006

Night outdoor gathering on bare reddish earth in front of a low striped red-and-white wall and dark trees. A figure with long dark hair in an orange-saffron robe sits centrally on a raised white-draped seat with a red cushion beneath, appearing to address the assembly. Around him sit about thirty devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, many with shaved heads, some seated cross-legged and others kneeling, with a few standing at the rear. The scene is lit dimly.

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Night outdoor gathering on packed dirt at an ashram. Many seated people in white clothes with orange shawls sit in a wide semicircle, several with shaved heads. In the centre-right, a standing figure in a tall orange and gold headdress and a colourful patterned garment faces a man in white dhoti and shirt; a blurred movement suggests dancing or ritual action. A standing man in white with an orange shawl at the far right holds a camera. Stone wall and trees in the background, with lamp light.

Outdoor evening gathering at an ashram. A long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe sits centrally on a white sheet, with long dark hair and a warm smile, apparently seated among devotees. Around him sit many devotees in white clothes with saffron-orange shawls, some men with shaved heads, several women and young girls, some seated on a low ledge or cloth-covered platform. A dark wooden fence with striped panels and foliage forms the background. A person in the foreground is partly out of focus. Based on distinctive saffron robe and long hair cues, this is a probable Swamiji seated as a sannyasi among devotees.

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Night outdoor gathering at an ashram campus, with a large crowd seated on bare earth in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls. In the centre, a standing figure in an orange robe with long dark hair faces the seated group, appearing to address them. Many attendees have shaved heads; others are seated in rows behind, some in white and some in orange. Dim lamplight glows on the right and a low wall runs along the back, with trees silhouetted against the dark sky.