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Outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A large crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white, sits on the sand in front of a raised area. A seated figure in saffron robes sits at the front center, flanked by two other saffron-clad seated men, and a figure in a saffron wrap sits behind a ceremonial altar. Before them lie puja items: a silver kalasha-style vessel, flower garlands, brass lamps and a stone deity murti decorated with flowers. A tall white pole stands at left. Standing attendants in white with saffron wraps and staffs stand at the right edge. A video camera operator is visible at lower left, and a few devotees in white garlands sit near the front.

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Outdoor 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 11 20062006-07-11Outdoor ritual gathering under large banyan trees at an ashram setting. A young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, stands barefoot on a red-patterned rug holding a tall staff, the central figure before a seated crowd. Surrounding him, many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts sit on the sandy ground, some with rudraksha malas. Saffron-robed priests kneel at left and in the foreground near brass plates of offerings and a bell-shaped brass vessel, and a drummer in white stands at left. A garland of white and orange flowers hangs from the banyan trunk, and a large stone snake sculpture with red-painted decoration stands at right. Visible people number roughly thirty to forty.2006-07-12Outdoor ritual gathering beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. Seated in the foreground are saffron-robed monastics with shaved heads, several holding long wooden staffs with orange cloth streamers, and small brass vessels and puja items arranged on mats. Behind them, rows of people in white clothing sit on the ground. On the right, a man in orange robes stands near a rock with a multicoloured garland of flowers and a large gold-banded object, while a person with long dark hair wearing an orange shawl sits on a folding chair on a red rug, barefoot. A brass pyramidal ritual object sits on the mat, with a small carved deity murti in the lower left. Strings of white flowers and orange ribbons decorate the tree area.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree at an ashram. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe sits on a small chair at center, hand raised to the chin, facing a crowd. Around them, roughly two dozen devotees sit cross-legged or kneel on the bare earth and mats, mostly in white and cream clothing, with some in green and light blue saris. Some wear garlands. In the right foreground, a red rock-like shrine holds a deity murti draped with a multicoloured garland, beside brass kalasha vessels, a bowl, offerings of fruit and flowers, and a brass lamp. A wooden lectern with a woven mat stands in front of the seated figure. The seated figure matches the a person description through the saffron/orange robe and long swept hair; the crowd is seated in front of the sacred tree.2006-07-21July 12 20062006-07-12July 11 20062006-07-11Outdoor gathering beneath a large spreading tree with pale grey bark. A seated figure with long dark hair wearing orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a white mat and chair, holding a long staff, while a devotee in orange kneels before him on the ground. A standing attendant in orange stands behind with a brass vessel. Rows of seated people in white ritual clothing, many wearing beaded malas, face them on the earth beneath the tree. Orange cloth streamers hang from the trunk at left. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page reference to a person, though this is an appearance-based candidate only.2006-10-08July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor 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.2005-12-18