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Outdoor photo of a figure in an orange saffron robe seated cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste on a raised circular platform. The circle is ringed with dark pebbles and decorated with colourful rangoli patterns in pink, green and yellow on the sandy ground. Behind, a crowd of seated devotees, many in white and pastel saris and white clothing, watches in front of an orange building with a red-and-white border wall. A silver SUV is parked to the right and palm trees and thatched roofs appear in the background, with a banner reading Life Bliss Program at the upper left.

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Outdoor photograph at an ashram courtyard with an orange-painted building bearing a sign reading Sri Ananda Sthaleshwara Devasthana, and a red-and-white banded platform in the foreground. A barefoot figure in an orange dhoti wears a leopard-print shawl and stands facing a group of about twenty-five women and a few men in white, cream and pink saris and kurtas, many with hands pressed together in anjali. A tall wooden post topped with a pale ring and a hanging orange cloth stands in the courtyard, with a painted kalasha-like pillar nearby. Palm trees, a thatched hut and a silver SUV complete the scene. A red-and-orange banner on the left reads Life Bliss Program with contact numbers. The figure in the leopard-print shawl has long dark hair, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2010-11-30A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with a white-and-red striped raised platform in the foreground and a red-orange building behind it. A woman in a leopard-print shawl over orange clothing stands at the right, facing a row of about a dozen people in white and pink clothes who stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A silver SUV is parked on dirt ground near palm trees, and a thatched hut and tall decorated poles with tassels stand nearby. A banner reads Life Bliss Program, 2 Days Meditation Camp. A signboard reads Sri Ananda Eshwara Devasthana. The scene suggests a morning satsang gathering.2010-11-30Outdoor satsang or ritual gathering in front of a temple: a person seated cross-legged in an orange robe sits with their back to the camera on a raised ringed platform of grey ash, surrounded by white and coloured rangoli kolam designs, with a brass vessel beside them and a mat laid out. Rows of seated devotees in saffron, blue, pink and purple saris face them across the courtyard, under a banner reading Life Bliss Program and near a temple signboard and colourful decorated poles. A silver SUV is parked at right and a red-and-white striped platform edge runs along the left.2010-10-21Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with a raised white and red-striped platform in the foreground. A figure in a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment and a leopard-print shawl stands at the platform's edge with back to the camera, facing a line of about twenty devotees standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Many devotees wear white, cream, pink and beige saris and kurtas. Behind them stand a red-orange brick building, tall palm trees, a thatched-roof hut, and a silver SUV parked on the dirt ground. Two saffron-and-orange hanging ceremonial tassels and a decorated pole with circular rings frame the scene. A wall banner shows a photo of a saffron-robed figure. Ashram greeting or satsang gathering.2010-11-30Outdoor ashram scene at midday with palm trees and a silver SUV parked beside a low tiled-roof building. Several figures in saffron-orange robes walk along a dirt path past a large white-and-red painted kolam rangoli design set in a circle of white stones. The lead monk on the left wears a rudraksha mala and a saffron garment, another in saffron walks in the middle, and a person in white stands near the car. A red-and-yellow flag hangs on a pole, and a red throne-like seat with gold trim sits at the left edge beside a red-and-white painted step. A brass-finished ornamental lamp frame hangs overhead.2010-11-06Outdoor photo at the Sri Anandeshwara Temple courtyard. In the foreground a figure in saffron/orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a mat in a circle of white and colored rangoli, facing away toward a large dark stone Nandi bull draped with yellow and purple flower garlands. Behind, a red and white striped platform with steps holds a seated group in white and cream clothes, some in saris, and a few people in saffron robes. Ritual figures stand near the temple entrance, with a red banner reading Life Bliss Program advertising a 2 Days Meditation Camp. A large group of about 20 devotees sits and stands in the background.2010-11-14Outdoor scene at an ashram-style compound beside an orange-painted wall. In the foreground, a woman in a leopard-print shawl over orange trousers bends to help an older woman seated in a silver wheelchair, wearing a dark cardigan and a red-and-maroon sari with a red handbag. Beside them a woman in a light green kurta and a red lanyard stands watching, and a bald man in a white dhoti with an orange-and-red border stands near a grey SUV. Behind them, a red-carpeted stage has an orange banner and a sign reading Life Bliss Program, with a few people in blue and white saris. Banners on the wall show a monk-like figure in orange, and a notice board reads Special features of this sacred Banyan tree.2010-12-02An outdoor satsang on a dirt courtyard at an ashram. In the foreground a woman with hair in a low bun, wearing a leopard-print shawl over a dark top and orange cloth, sits cross-legged on a raised mat within a stone-edged circle with white floral rangoli and a green cloth. Behind her, a seated audience of women in white and light clothing, some with white head coverings, sits on a low platform and steps facing her. Behind them a red-and-white painted wall, a red and orange banner, a palm-leaf roofed hut, and a silver pickup truck. A statue of a deity is partly visible at the top left.2010-11-30December 02 20102010-12-02A photograph of an outdoor satsang on a paved courtyard. A man with long dark hair, seen from behind, sits cross-legged on an orange cushion inside a circular raised earth enclosure, wearing an orange saffron robe and facing the audience. Facing him, a large group of women sits on the ground in front of a red-and-white striped platform, wearing saris and salwar kameez in white, yellow, blue, pink and purple. Behind the platform are an orange wall with a Kannada signboard reading Sri Ananդeshwara Devalaya, a red banner for the Bliss Program Level II, a palm tree and a low building with a corrugated roof. The orange-robed man is a probable Swamiji based on his long swept-back hair and saffron clothing.2011-02-25A photograph of an outdoor meditation gathering at an ashram courtyard with palm trees and a thatched hut. In the foreground, a figure with short dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and sits cross-legged on an orange cushion inside a circle of small grey stones, facing the crowd. Behind him, a large group of mostly women sit on the sandy ground in white, cream and pale-yellow clothing, with some in green and red saris, in rows along a red-and-white striped low wall. A black speaker stands on a pole at left. An orange building bears a sign reading Sree Anandeshwara Devasthana, and a banner shows a figure in orange robes with the words Welcome you all. A silver SUV is parked at right.2010-08-19Outdoor ashram courtyard under a tiled canopy strung with red, yellow and blue tassels and small triangular pennants. A tall, long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with an orange shawl and a flower garland walks barefoot across a swept sandy floor toward the right. Behind him a cameraman in orange robes films him. A chalk-drawn circle decorated with white kolam dots lies on the ground. On the right, a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with flowers sits on an orange pedestal beside a tray of offerings. A crowd of onlookers in white dhotis and shirts stands along the back. Palm trees and a parked silver SUV appear in the background, and a red chair with a golden arch sits at left beside a red-and-white painted border.2010-11-06