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Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree where a seated, bare-shouldered figure with long dark hair and a white shawl sits on a white-covered chair facing a large group. In front, a woman in orange sari with a red border kneels with palms pressed together, while brass pots, lamps and small offerings sit on mats laid across the bare ground. Behind them a large crowd of devotees in white clothes and orange saris sits on the ground, some wearing rudraksha malas. A standing woman in orange with a long mala and a brass vessel stands at the right edge. The scene looks like a satsang or puja gathering. Watermarked archive text appears at the right edge but is omitted.

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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots. Seated on a low platform at right, a bare-chested figure with long swept-back dark hair wears saffron-orange cloth and holds a walking stick; a white cloth is draped over the seat in front of him. Behind him stand several women and men in saffron-orange robes holding tall wooden staffs with orange pennants. Before them, rows of seated devotees in white clothing with white shawls sit on mats in front of small brass oil lamps and offering dishes arranged on a dark stone platform, with a brass kalasha vessel nearby. Many devotees wear white garments and some have garlands or bead necklaces. The scene suggests a guru puja style gathering, with the seated figure a probable Swamiji; in_person label assigned on appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing and bead adornment.2006-10-08 +1 copiesAugust 26 20142014-08-26October 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesOctober 08 20062006-10-08 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ashram gathering under a thatched-roof pavilion. In the foreground, a woman in an orange shawl over white attire kneels on the floor, receiving small leaf-wrapped offerings from a smiling man in white with an orange shawl who kneels beside a silver tray of similar leaf packets. A brass lamp stands between them. Behind them, a tall man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands, and a woman in orange sits on a chair. Many other people in white clothes sit and stand in the background, with a thatched hut visible beyond the open pavilion.2006-10-21Outdoor ceremony under a canopy with blue, yellow and pink tasselled fringe. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe sits on a striped cushion on a raised seat, receiving attention from devotees. Beside them a bald man in an orange robe with a gold necklace holds a tall ceremonial staff, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala sits at left. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a brass tray with a small offering at right, and a man in orange stands near the seated figure. Several onlookers in white and yellow stand behind, and a red-and-yellow floor mat with a rangoli-style pattern lies below. A pink cloth-wrapped object sits on the seat.2008-12-242004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa2004-07-02August 02 20082008-08-02December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoors under large spreading trees, a person in orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged on an ornate patterned cushioned seat on a red mat, hands pressed together in namaste with eyes closed, wearing an orange beaded necklace. Around them a large crowd sits on the ground in white clothes; a young boy in white with a saffron sash and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded, and several men and women in white and salwar-style clothing are seated nearby, some with rudraksha malas and forehead marks. Standing attendants in white are visible in the background. Bottom right foreground shows a partial view of a ritual object and orange cloth.2005-12-31A padapuja ceremony in an open pavilion with yellow curtains. A central figure in orange robes and a white flower garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, hands pressed in prayer. Around him, devotees sit on the floor in white clothes with yellow shawls; a woman in white at left holds a small vessel, and a man in white in the foreground sits before a gold-edged offering box. Brass and silver plates hold fruit, sweets, flowers and bowls of food. A gold lion-form pedestal and stacked books sit beside the throne. Context from the page suggests this is part of a yoga programme, but the scene itself shows padapuja.2009-08-26Outdoor homa ceremony beneath a large spreading banyan tree. A brick-lined fire pit with bright flames sits in the foreground on sandy ground decorated with white kolam designs. A woman in a white sari with a gold-bordered yellow shawl sits at right, facing the fire and performing the ritual, with a brass lamp and flower-decorated plates nearby. Behind the fire, rows of seated devotees in white clothes and rudraksha malas face the fire, with a few in orange. A tall bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl over white robes, stands at far right. A white-draped altar with a potted plant and a basket of flowers stands at left. Visible people number roughly 50-60.2005-01-24