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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and spreading branches. Many devotees in white clothing sit in rows on stone platforms and the ground, facing left toward a shrine area draped with red and white flower offerings and a small orange-and-white cloth at its edge. Some attendees wear orange garments and a few have garlands or lanyards. Leaves hang at the upper right and a small arched structure with garlands stands at the left. Most people are seated with hands in their laps or palms together, in a calm gathering.

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October 06 20062006-10-06July 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.2006-07-12October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesOctober 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesFebruary 10 20102010-02-10 +1 copiesOutdoor gathering beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots, where a crowd of devotees sits on a flat rock platform. Most attendees wear white clothing, with women in white and cream saris or salwar and men in white shirts and dhotis, while a few wear coloured shirts. Near the centre, a tall decorated stone or ornamented lingam-like structure stands with orange and saffron cloth and garlands. Several sannyasis in saffron and orange robes sit in front, and a few standing figures in white attend near the central structure. Strings of white flower garlands hang on the right beside the tree trunk. The seated crowd is large, and the image is a photo of an outdoor puja-style satsang.2006-07-12December 05 20112011-12-05A photograph of a group of people sitting in meditation or yoga on the ground beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. Most participants wear white clothing and orange shawls or sashes over their shoulders, and several wear rudraksha malas. They sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing away from the camera toward the tree's trunk, on bare red-brown earth. A few men at the front have white cloth or tilak marks on their foreheads. No clear individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this image, so the figure is described only by role as a seated participant. Bright green foliage fills the background.2006-10-11 +1 copiesOutdoor satsang beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and spreading branches. A row of devotees in white clothes and white lanyard badges sits on a raised stone platform at the base of the trunk, some with hands folded. A seated figure in white stands out on the right near a white pillar. At left, a gold-edged red and yellow cushioned seat is visible in the foreground. Several other people sit on the ground in the background.2013-07-08Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with sweeping aerial roots and dense canopy. Many devotees in white clothing stand and sit on dirt ground, most facing a small raised ceremonial structure with an orange-and-red canopy and a tall purple banner with a saffron-orange flag pennant. A man in an orange garment stands near the centre-right, and a few figures wear dark checked shirts. Some seated women have hair in braids. Partial orange and red flags are visible in the background. A stone slab lies in the foreground at left, and a dark circular stone sits near the front right.2005-01-01October 11 20062006-10-11