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Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram-style grounds. A crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white with some in saffron, stands and sits around a black stone deity murti decorated with a red-orange cloth and a garland of flowers, set within an ornate white arched stone frame. Several people in saffron robes stand among the devotees, and a woman in a yellow-and-green sari and others in white and bright sarees are visible. Hanging aerial roots of the banyan tree frame the scene, with a stone wall and greenery behind.

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June 17 20092009-06-17June 17 20092009-06-17December 02 20092009-12-02Outdoor photograph of a large group of devotees seated on the ground beneath a huge banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Many people wear white clothes and white head bands, with some in yellow, orange, pink and striped clothing. In the left background a figure in an orange robe stands in an arched shrine frame beside a dark stone murti. Near the centre a saffron-clad figure sits on a raised platform in front of a red-draped mound, with a small stone shivalinga-style pedestal in the lower left foreground. People are seated in rows facing the central platform in a satsang or meditation gathering.2006-07-22June 17 20092009-06-17Outdoor satsang beneath a large banyan tree at an open ashram ground. A man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a raised seat at the right, facing a large crowd. Around him, numerous monks and sannyasis wear orange robes, while many devotees in white clothing sit on the ground with hands folded in anjali. Left of centre stands a dark stone Shiva lingam with an orange cloth and white garlands, set on a red-painted rock platform bordered in white. Rows of orange flags on tall poles and white bunting strung between trees decorate the area.2006-07-12June 17 20092009-06-17An outdoor satsang session held beneath a large spreading tree with thick horizontal branches. Dozens of devotees sit on mats and cushions in white and light clothing, many in white kurtas and saris, with a few in orange and yellow. In front, a seated figure in orange robes leads the gathering from a raised dais, and behind them stands a black deity murti with an orange garment and a white arch, set against red-draped steps and a bell hanging from the branches. Several people in the rows hold books or notebooks. Mostly 21-100 people are visible in the scene.2009-06-04Outdoor photo under a large spreading tree at a red-earth ground where a crowd gathers around a silver arched shrine holding a deity murti draped in orange and garlanded with multicolour flower strands. A person in orange robes with long dark hair stands at left, facing right, next to a woman in white with a red sash. Several people in white kurtas and white dhotis, a woman in a pale sari, and others in orange and dark clothing stand or move among the devotees. A figure in white sits at right near the crowd.2005-12-24A large crowd of devotees gathers outdoors beneath a massive banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots, during a morning procession at an ashram. Many people wear white clothing, including white kurtas and white dhotis, while women wear white, cream, green, red and teal saris and salwar. Several men in orange and saffron robes stand at the right edge near the tree, and a shaved-headed man in white stands in the centre foreground. Some attendees hold their hands in anjali mudra, and others stand with bags over their shoulders. A bright orange-saffron cloth is visible among the group near the right. The crowd fills most of the frame, with trees and foliage around them.2009-06-17June 17 20092009-06-17November 07 20102010-11-07