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Night-time photo of a devotional ritual on a covered veranda with pink walls and a wooden door. In the centre, a figure in orange robes and long dark hair sits on the floor beside a wooden swing with brass chains; a person in red garments kneels nearby. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in white cloth sit with their backs to the camera, one with a topknot, facing a low wooden stool. A young man in a white t-shirt and jeans crouches on the right beside a white cloth spread with ornaments, fruit and small items. Other people in white shirts sit in the background near the swing. The ritual is shown in a plain, dimly lit setting.

October 22 2006

A photo taken at dusk on a covered veranda with a red-tiled raised platform. A woman with dark hair in an orange-and-peach shawl sits on a wooden swing-seat with hanging chains, hands folded in her lap, facing a seated group. Around her, about a dozen people sit cross-legged on a plain floor: several men in white clothes with orange shawls and malas, a bald man in white, and girls in white with orange sashes, one child in a yellow top. Behind the platform are a carved wooden door, terracotta pots, a small potted plant, and a painted wall panel with dancing figures. The scene looks like a satsang or group sitting.

February 16 2007

A night-time outdoor ceremony under a colourful striped canopy with banana leaves hanging at the side. A standing figure in an orange-red robe and an orange head covering, wearing a long white flower garland, stands at the centre of the gathering. Around them, many people in white dhotis and white shirts stand or sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. Women in white saris with gold borders sit in the foreground, some with long braided hair and flower adornments. A table on the left holds a tray of fruit and flowers, and white garlands hang nearby. A portion of the crowd, numbering roughly twenty to fifty, is visible.

September 26 2009

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December 23 2007

Outdoor photo of a devotional gathering on a covered veranda with white columns and a reddish-brown floor. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair and an orange garment sits on a wooden swing hung with chains, facing the crowd. Around them, people in white clothes and orange shawls sit or stand, many with hands joined in greeting. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands among them, and a man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace stands near the centre. A potted plant sits on the floor at left, and a brass-tipped staff leans by a dark wooden door at right. Trees and a blue sky are visible beyond. Audience members in the foreground sit facing the swing, and a man in an orange shawl sits at right.

A photograph of a seated discourse on a covered veranda of an ashram. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a gold-and-beaded garland sits on a red-cushioned wooden swing-seat with gold chains, gesturing with one hand while speaking. Before him sit about six shaved-headed devotees in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders, sitting cross-legged on the red tiled floor. To the left, a bearded man in white with red border sits on the steps holding a camera. On the right, a standing man in orange robe and white dhoti watches. Behind them are a wooden door, orange cloth folded on a step, a clay pot, and a painted wall with folk dancing figures. a person is the seated speaker in orange, given his long hair, saffron robe and garland, though the appearance is uncertain.

December 22 2005

A photo of a seated group on a covered veranda, with a long-haired man in an orange saffron cloth sitting on a red-cushioned wooden swing at the right edge, speaking. Around him, devotees sit on the red tiles and white plastic chairs, mostly in white clothing, several with orange scarves and rudraksha malas, including a woman in a white sari and a man in a white shirt. A camera on a tripod stands among them, a striped umbrella and green garden foliage behind. Several seated listeners are in the foreground.

January 12 2009