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Night courtyard session under a wooden roof hung with rows of brass bells and red-and-gold banners. Dozens of seated devotees in orange and saffron robes fill the foreground, many with long dreadlocked hair, while others wear beige and brown. Seated on a raised red-cushioned silver couch at right, a long-haired figure in orange clothing sits in front of the seated group; the figure's role is a teacher or presiding speaker. Stone pillars frame the scene, and a small altar with lamps sits at left. The setting suggests a deeksha or puja gathering, though the image shows only seated listeners and a speaker.

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May 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesA dense crowd of seated devotees in orange and saffron robes fills a pillared temple courtyard hall lit by hanging brass bells and warm lamps. A bare-chested man with long dark hair sits on a raised cushioned seat near the centre-left, possibly leading the session, and a dark-haired figure in saffron sits beside him. Two tall cylindrical pillar banners with colourful geometric patterns and a red-and-blue emblem rise beside the centre pillar. Many participants wear rudraksha or long braided hair, and a small deity shrine and ornate golden canopy sit in the background.2018-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29 +3 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20182018-05-29 +1 copiesPhotograph of a crowded evening session in a red-walled temple courtyard hung with rows of brass bells and hanging lamps. Dozens of devotees sit closely packed on the floor in orange, saffron and brown robes, along with some women in white and cream saris, many with long braided or locked hair, facing a central area near a pillar. One figure in dark red clothing sits at the front of the gathering. Ornate gilded shrines and framed deity pictures line the walls, with a potted plant and bare branches in the foreground. The scene suggests a group satsang or puja session.2018-05-29 +2 copiesIndoor temple courtyard session with a large seated group of devotees in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas, many with long dark hair. Several people sit on the floor facing a central figure at the back who sits on a low platform with ritual items before him. Red walls, hanging bells, a colourful vertical banner with elephant motifs, stone pillars and a decorated shrine with deity murti are visible.2018-05-29Photo of a crowded courtyard session at an ashram hall with red walls, hanging brass bells and a thatched roof. Many devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit cross-legged on the floor facing a raised seat with red cushions, where a figure in orange robes sits. A tall banner pole with bright blue, yellow and red geometric patterns stands in the foreground. A brass lamp and a decorated deity murti are visible at the right side. Several participants have long braided or dreadlocked hair, and some wear white or yellow garments.2018-05-29 +3 copiesEvening scene in a covered, red-walled courtyard hung with many brass bells and colourful striped pillars, where a large seated crowd of disciples in saffron-orange robes sits in rows facing a raised seat at the right. Several people wear orange and a woman in a purple sari sits among them; some have long dreadlocks or braided hair and one man has a rudraksha-style mala. A figure in orange sits on the raised cushioned throne at the right, with a small side table nearby. At the left a small shrine holds a deity murti and brass lamps. The setting suggests a satsang or Brahmacharyam courtyard session, with one attendee photographing with a phone.2018-05-29 +1 copies