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Evening outdoor session in a courtyard beside a weathered white wall with strings of lights overhead. A young man in white dhoti and shawl sits on a wooden chair at right, speaking into a handheld microphone, with a dark blue tarp beneath him. Before him, a large seated audience of women in saris of orange, green, yellow and pink, many with braided hair and flowers, sits on woven mats; men in white shirts and white dhotis sit in rows behind them. Clay pots and a small orange cloth lie near the front. Whether the speaker is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no identification is made.

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Night-time outdoor homa ceremony with rows of people seated on the ground before a square fire pit built of stacked white bricks, with brass bowls and offerings placed on the bricks. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a white cloth draped over the shoulder and a bare upper body, holding a long wooden stick over the fire pit, faces the gathering. Many devotees in white clothing sit in rows behind the pit; a girl in a yellow dress sits near the front and a woman in a red sari is among those seated. Colourful festive banners and flags hang above in the background, and marigold garlands decorate the left edge. Whether the seated figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance here.2007-02-11October 21 20062006-10-21April 17 20112011-04-17A seated crowd of devotees fills the frame at an evening event, viewed from the front rows. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with white headbands. A standing figure in the upper centre wears an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha beads, smiling; he could be a sannyasi but the image does not establish identity. Women in saffron, orange and red saris sit in the foreground, some with vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. Metal stanchions with chains separate the rows. The setting is an outdoor or open-hall gathering at night.2012-11-27April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17February 14 20072007-02-14November 27 20122012-11-27Outdoor satsang in a leafy courtyard at dusk, with a large crowd seated on mats and grass in front of a thatched-roof pavilion. A woman in an orange sari sits cross-legged on a raised wooden dais draped with a patterned cloth, facing the audience. Nearby, a figure in white robes with a shaved head stands beside a tree, and a small screen behind the pavilion shows a video image. Devotees wear white, orange and pastel clothes; several children sit in front. A red brick wall and green trees frame the scene.2011-12-06September 24 20122012-09-24A photograph of a seated gathering inside a plain whitewashed hall with unfinished concrete-block openings and a ceiling fan. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a long white flower garland, sits on a white chair speaking into a microphone on a stand, with a patterned rug and a small offering tray before him. Seated in rows on mats in front of him are many devotees, mostly men and women in white ritual clothing, with a few in orange; some women wear white saris with coloured borders. Several men on the right wear orange shawls.2007-02-24Photograph of a homa fire ritual in a courtyard at night with a crowd of devotees seated on mats. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style mala sits at the right, hands folded before a fire pit of stacked red-brick kundas with flames rising at the centre, with a microphone stand nearby. Opposite him a man in grey trousers and white shirt sits at the fire, and a kalasha-type brass vessel and bowls with flower petals and marigolds lie on the mat. Behind them, men and women in white and coloured saris sit with palms pressed together, including a toddler in the middle, and a worn plastered wall forms the backdrop. Several people are seated in the foreground at left, all with hands folded in prayer. a person's appearance is not clearly visible.