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Outdoor satsang on a raised terrace with hills behind. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head and gold-toned necklace sits at a microphone on an orange cloth, facing a group. Two deity murti stand on a brown cloth, garlanded with white flowers. Brass bowls and a metal tray are in front. To the left, a young boy in a gold-striped kurta with rudraksha mala sits on a purple mat, and other children in white and orange sit nearby. Behind, adults in white kurtas and orange shawls sit in rows under a pale sky.

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July 20 20122012-07-20July 20 20122012-07-20Outdoor satsang on a stone terrace with trees and a hillside behind. Two garlanded deity murtis, one in orange and one in gold-toned clothing, sit on a raised platform draped in orange cloth. In front, a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged before a microphone, with a wooden stand and brass vessels nearby. Around them a large seated crowd, many wearing orange shawls and white or orange clothes, some with hands folded in prayer. A child in a golden kurta sits near the front. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the seated figure is described by role only.2012-07-20July 20 20122012-07-20Outdoor ritual on a terrace before a concrete building and forested hill. Two large painted deity murti stand on a green draped platform, garlanded with white flower strings, one holding a staff-like object. A shaven-headed man in orange robes and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a square homa fire pit with burning wood, chanting with raised hand. Around him devotees in orange and white sit on mats and look toward the ritual; two women stand with palms joined. Brass oil lamps, a plate of fruit, kalasha-like offerings and a platter of sweets are on the ground; a table with white cloth and sound speakers stand at the right. Several people in the background wear orange.2012-07-09July 09 20122012-07-09July 20 20122012-07-20A rooftop ritual with a fire pit (homa/yagna) in the foreground. A shaved-headed priest in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a microphone, beside an ornate brass lamp and bowls of offerings. A woman in a red-and-orange sari sits with hands folded in prayer beside him. Behind them, devotees in orange and white sit in rows. Two garlanded deity murtis, one male and one female, stand on a green-draped stand at left, with trays of fruit, and a flower garland on the lower left. Green hills and terraced fields are visible behind a building with bookshelves.2012-07-09July 21 20122012-07-21July 21 20122012-07-21A seated man in an orange garment with red and white flower garlands sits on a gilded throne with a golden canopy, hands joined in namaste, in a canopied hall with red draped backdrop and carved pillars. Devotees sit on carpets before him: a man in white with folded hands, a woman in orange holding a plate, a woman in a green sari with a flower-decorated braid, a woman holding a baby, and a man in white near the throne. Brass plates, bowls of fruit and a silver vessel sit on the floor. Two women at right, one in yellow shawl, use microphones. Fans and a side table with fruit are visible.2009-11-23July 21 20122012-07-21