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Outdoor photo on a riverbank with calm grey water behind. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an orange-draped cushioned seat beneath a multicoloured parasol with bird motifs and tasselled fringe. Nearby, several people in white ritual clothes and a few in darker tops sit on striped and patterned mats; some hold cups or offering items. In the lower right, metal vessels and small lamps sit on the mat. A small child in saffron clothing sits near the front. The setting suggests a riverside ritual gathering with puja offerings.

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Outdoor riverside ritual at a lake edge under a fringed canopy with red, yellow and green tassels. A man in long orange robes with his hair tied back sits on an orange-draped seat with a zebra-print cushion, holding a microphone and reading from a book. Beside him a younger man in orange sits on a patterned rug, looking at a mobile phone, with a water bottle nearby. Around them a crowd in white clothes sits on the ground, several with hands folded or eyes closed in prayer, including a shaved-headed child in white and a woman with braids and white garments. Water fills the background.2009-07-01A seated man in an orange-saffron robe holds a handheld microphone and reads from a printed sheet on an orange-draped low seat with a black-and-tan striped cushion, beside a lakeside gathering under a multicoloured fringed canopy. Around him, devotees sit on the ground, many in white clothing, including a bald man in white near the front, a woman with braided hair in a white top, and a woman in a white top with a rudraksha-style mala. A seated man in orange robes with hands clasped sits in the foreground, and a plastic water bottle rests on the mat. A microphone stand stands in the foreground, and the water behind is green. Multicoloured mats and a pink patterned cloth lie on the ground.2009-07-01Outdoor ritual by a pond with a rocky bank. A seated figure in orange robes holds a microphone and a book, beneath a multicoloured fringed canopy. Beside him, a second orange-robed person holds an orange cloth. A man in orange sits cross-legged before a red patterned rug, with fruit, a bowl and offerings spread on striped mats. Around them, a seated crowd in white clothes and orange shawls listens with hands folded. Mangoes, pineapple and a silver tray are visible in the foreground.2009-07-01Outdoor ritual at a pond edge beside a stone wall, under a tall multicoloured parasol with tasselled fringe. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at left with head bowed, while a large group of devotees in white clothes and rudraksha malas sits on striped mats. Near the front, a woman in white with folded hands and a shaved-headed woman in white hold small offering plates. Beside them, a low seat draped in orange cloth holds a microphone, a water bottle and small items, with a red patterned carpet in the foreground. A palm-lined bank and cloudy sky frame the scene.2009-07-01Outdoor water ritual on a striped cloth-covered platform at a riverside or pond edge. A seated man in an orange robe with cropped hair sits on an orange cushioned seat under a multicoloured canopy with fringed tassels. An older man in white with an orange shawl sits beside him. Standing at right, a person in orange robes holds an orange umbrella. A man in white with a lavender head covering and a beaded necklace stands at left. Petals float on the green water, and a crowd of devotees in white and green clothing watches from the foreground.2009-07-01July 01 20092009-07-01Outdoor satsang on a raised terrace with hazy mountains behind. A man with long dark hair, a red bindi, orange shawl and a beaded garland sits cross-legged under a multicoloured canopy umbrella with tasselled fringe and the printed word "DhyanaPeetam" on its panels. In front of him, a shaved-headed devotee in orange with folded hands kneels beside a deity murti decorated with a flower garland. Dozens of seated devotees in orange shawls and white clothes face the central figure, with some heads visible in the foreground.2010-09-24Outdoor riverside or pond ritual scene with flower petals floating on dark water at right. A standing man in orange saffron robes with hands pressed together in prayer stands on a woven mat near the water's edge. Seated to the left, another person in orange robes sits on an orange cloth over a red patterned rug. Beside them a person in white clothing sits with a brass vessel. A multicoloured ceremonial parasol with fringed tassels is held overhead. Several onlookers in white and orange stand behind, some holding cups or bottles. The setting suggests a tharpanam water offering.2009-07-01A large outdoor satsang on a stone terrace beside a fast, churning river. A person with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a gold-patterned cushioned seat in orange robes, a rudraksha mala around the neck, with a microphone stand before them. A multicoloured parasol with red, green and blue panels shelters the seat, and trident-topped rods stand against the white wall. A red carpet leads to the seat. Around it, rows of seated devotees wear orange shawls and orange garments; a few in white sit near the front, and a man in white sits on the far right. Trident-topped rods, a parasol and a red carpet make up the scene, with a sannyasi-style robed teacher as the central figure.2006-05-24Outdoor ritual by a lake edge with palm trees and a stone wall behind. A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits on an orange-draped seat under a multicoloured canopy umbrella, hands folded in prayer. Two young attendants in orange robes stand at left, one holding a microphone stand. Several people in white clothes sit in the background. Striped rugs, a red patterned mat, fruits, flower garlands, a brass vessel and a brick-built homa/yagna fire pit with flower decoration occupy the foreground.2009-07-01Outdoor satsang on a terrace in misty hills. A man with long dark hair, orange robe and orange garland sits centrally under a multicolored dome umbrella with fringe and a sign reading Dhyanapeetam, holding a small lamp or incense in one raised hand with eyes closed. Behind him a leopard-print cushioned backdrop. Seated before him are rows of devotees in orange shawls and white clothes, many with covered heads, and a shaven-headed man in orange at left beside a garlanded deity murti. The white-robed group and foreground devotees face the centre. A logo appears in the upper left corner.2010-09-24July 01 20092009-07-01