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April 03 20162016-04-03Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. A seated figure in red and orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a red-and-green striped cloth on a raised platform, with a decorated deity murti with garlands and a saffron cloth behind them. Around a dozen or more devotees in white shirts and red-and-orange shawls sit on the ground and stone blocks facing the throne in an open-air gathering. Another person in white sits to the right near a seated figure in saffron.2016-04-03Outdoor satsang beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots, lit by low sunlight through the branches. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a raised golden seat at the right, facing a seated audience. Around 25 devotees in white clothes with orange-red shawls sit on a dirt path and stone bench. To the right stands a deity murti in a dark altar with red and green cloth and a metal railing. A person in a yellow-trimmed garment is seated at the left edge.2016-04-03April 16 20162016-04-16Outdoor ritual scene beneath large banyan trees with hanging aerial roots. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark stands with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a rust-red dhoti-style wrap, a gold necklace and gold armbands. To his left, a young man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and behind them several people in white, orange and saffron robes stand in a line. A large brass oil lamp with a swan-shaped top stands at right on red cloth, and a small stone seat sits on sandy ground in the foreground.2016-08-02An outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. Dozens of seated devotees in white and orange clothing sit on mats and cloth on sandy ground, facing a speaker seated on a white-draped chair at right. The speaker wears an orange robe and has long dark hair; a handheld microphone stands before him. Beside the chair, a garlanded orange-clad figure sits on a pedestal, and in the foreground a grey-and-white serpent sculpture curls around a stone base with a small offering plate of fruit. A black board on an easel stands near the speaker. Some attendees wear white ritual clothes, others orange or red shawls, and a few wear white lanyards.2005-12-19Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots and sunlight glowing through the canopy. On the right, a black stone deity murti stands in an arched shrine draped with a green cloth and decorated with red flowers at its base. A woman in a red-orange garment sits on a raised seat near the shrine. Around the tree, a group of about 20 devotees sit on the sandy ground in white clothes with orange-red shawls and orange dhoti-style wraps, some with hands folded in meditation or satsang. A man in white and red shawl sits in the center, and a man in white stands near the tree's trunk.2016-04-03April 24 20192019-04-24Outdoor satsang under a large leafy tree in a red-earth garden. A man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a red-pink robe sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, speaking into a microphone on a stand. a person candidate by these cues, seated as the discourse speaker. To his right, a woman in a red sari with a dark braid sits on the mat beside a laptop and an orange-draped table holding a water bottle. Around the mat, roughly a dozen devotees in white with red shawls sit on colourful striped rugs, some listening attentively. A thatched bamboo pavilion and a framed black-and-white portrait stand behind the throne, and a white fan is at the right edge.2016-04-02July 19 20162016-07-19A photograph of a seated discussion beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with many aerial roots, with a carved temple tower visible at left. A man with long dark hair, wearing a white kurta and white dhoti with a cream shawl, sits cross-legged on a stone pavement and gestures with one raised finger while speaking. Around him sit several men in saffron/orange robes: one at far left with a bare chest and orange wrap, two at right in orange garments, and one at lower right wearing an orange shawl and a wristwatch. Dry leaves lie on the stone ground. The man in white has long swept-back hair and sits centrally, a cue consistent with the page's reference to a person, though his appearance is not conclusively distinctive.2008-06-09April 16 20162016-04-16