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Outdoor gathering under large shade trees at an ashram, with many seated participants in white clothes and saffron-orange robes facing a central figure. In the foreground, a seated figure with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing a white cloth draped over a waist-wrap and a red-maroon band, sits in front of the assembly with a sheath of saffron-tipped sticks or rods upright in a row. Several devotees in saffron-orange robes sit in rows at right holding similar long saffron-tipped rods and brass plates. On the left, a raised red-draped seat with a brass ritual vessel and garlanded lamps. White floral garlands hang along a tree trunk at right. Some people wear rudraksha malas and white shirts. Several people stand at the back holding devotional items. Count of visible people is large.

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Outdoor gathering under large shady trees on bare earth. Many seated participants face a central area: saffron-robed sannyasis, some with shaved heads, sit on mats with brass puja plates and small oil lamps before them, while rows of devotees in white clothes sit facing them. Several long wooden poles with orange flags stand upright among the group. A few people stand at the back near a tree trunk, and a figure in orange robes stands at right, with a camera operator visible at left. The scene suggests a satsang or guru bhakti sitting.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor ritual gathering beneath large banyan trees with aerial roots. A young man in orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged at centre-left, holding a long bamboo staff, flanked by a man in orange on the left. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothing, many with white garlands, sit in rows on the ground, some with hands pressed together. A standing figure in orange at the back and a man in white with a microphone or instrument appear among them. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange sits before brass puja vessels and a small kalasha, and a bare-chested sadhu in orange sits beside a circular stone tank. Multicoloured flower garlands hang from the trees and drape a red-stone structure at the right edge. A chariot-like setting with flowers and a red rock sculpture completes the scene.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor satsang beneath a large banyan tree at an open ashram ground. A man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a raised seat at the right, facing a large crowd. Around him, numerous monks and sannyasis wear orange robes, while many devotees in white clothing sit on the ground with hands folded in anjali. Left of centre stands a dark stone Shiva lingam with an orange cloth and white garlands, set on a red-painted rock platform bordered in white. Rows of orange flags on tall poles and white bunting strung between trees decorate the area.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor photograph of a large seated gathering under a wide, spreading banyan tree at AdiKailaasa, Bidadi. Hundreds of devotees sit closely on bare red earth, most dressed in white ritual clothes, with a few in purple, striped or lighter shirts. In the distance, figures in orange and saffron robes stand near a raised dais with a red cloth and a central seated figure in orange, with attendants in white around it. Thick hanging roots and branches frame the scene, and a small purple emblem appears in the upper left corner.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Devotees sit on woven mats on bare earth beneath a large banyan tree during a guru puja. Most wear white garments, with several women in white saris and men in white shirts, while some wear saffron/orange robes near the front. Saffron flags on tall poles surround a raised, decorated altar with a figure draped in orange and garlands, set beneath an arched structure. A white-clad figure sits near the dais. Attendees face the altar with their backs to the camera, including a child in a blue shirt at lower right.2006-10-06July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor ritual gathering beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe sits cross-legged before a low brick fire pit, seemingly conducting a homa or yagna, while white-clad priests and devotees sit around it. To the right, a draped orange-cloth seat sits beneath a tall ornate red and gold parasol, with a trident and a brass kalasha-style lamp beside it. Many devotees, mostly in white with some in blue and orange, sit on the ground in rows, several with long braids. A video camera on a tripod films the proceedings from the left, and a canopy of trees shades the scene.2005-07-21