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Outdoor evening satsang on a grassy lawn at dusk, with trees and a dark sky behind. In the foreground, a seated speaker with long dark hair faces away from the camera, wearing an orange garment and a white garland with red and yellow flowers, sitting in a zebra-print chair behind a small table holding a flower vase and a microphone. Rows of seated devotees fill the lawn, many in white, with several monks in saffron and orange robes. To the right, a square brick fire pit stands on the ground with a kalasha-like brass lamp and small offerings beside it, with rangoli patterns in colored powder around the area. A saffron-robed figure sits at the right edge near the lamps, appearing to conduct a ritual. The scene suggests a homa or puja accompanying the talk.

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Outdoor evening satsang on a green mat under dusk trees. A seated speaker from behind wears a zebra-striped shawl over an orange cloth and a white flower garland with red-and-yellow trim, facing a large seated audience of many devotees in white and colourful clothes on chairs and mats. A brass vase of pink and yellow flowers and a microphone stand on a small table near a projector. At right, a monk in orange robes sits with folded hands beside a brick fire pit with brass offerings and rangoli patterns on the ground. Whether the speaker is a particular person cannot be established from appearance alone.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor evening satsang on a green mat at dusk. A man in orange robes sits on a tiger-striped cushion behind a small table draped with white cloth, flowers and a microphone, speaking to the seated audience. A garland hangs on his shoulder. Rows of attendees sit on white chairs, many in white clothes, some in orange and red, with hands folded in namaste. Brass bowls of fruit and sweets sit on a mat, and colourful rangoli designs decorate the ground, with a stone fire pit at the right edge.2010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor evening ritual on a green cloth-covered mat under a bright floodlight, with trees behind. A seated figure at right wears orange robes, a white floral garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, sits on a tiger-striped armchair before a microphone, with flowers and a small framed picture nearby; a figure in orange sits at the left beside a brick fire pit with a burning flame and a metal plate of offerings. Kneeling in white dhotis, several men with folded hands face the seat, and a row of women in white and orange saris and men in white sit on chairs in the background, with a Western woman in yellow among them. A colourful rangoli design decorates the ground in front of the fire pit. About fifteen to twenty people are visible.2010-12-16Night outdoor homa at an open-air ground covered with green matting. A brick fire pit with a small flame sits in the foreground, surrounded by coloured rangoli kolam patterns and trays of fruit, flowers and offerings. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes and a white garland tends the fire at right, while a bare-chested, shaved-headed man in a white cloth speaks into a microphone at lower left. Rows of seated devotees in white and mixed colours fill the middle and background, with a tiger-striped seat at left and bright lights and smoke in the dark sky. Sign text is not legible.2010-12-16Evening outdoor homa at night with a brick fire pit burning at left, surrounded by colourful rangoli floor designs and small oil lamps in the foreground. Seated devotees in white and saffron/orange robes sit on green mats and white chairs, many in white garments, with a woman in a red sari and others in orange clothing. A man in orange at centre-left sits with hands joined. On the right, a figure with long hair, saffron/orange robes and a garland of marigolds and red flowers sits on a tiger-striped throne with a microphone, a kalasha-like offering and flowers nearby. A standing attendant in white stands behind the throne under a golden canopy, with a bright street lamp in the background.2010-12-16Outdoor homa at a dusk ceremony on a green mat under a dark backdrop with a 'a person eNclaves' banner framed by marigold garlands. A seated figure in orange robes and a white flower garland sits on a striped tiger-skin cushion on a raised orange-draped platform, with a microphone and flowers nearby. In front, a shaven-headed man in orange and a bare-chested man in orange kneel with hands folded beside a brick fire pit where a flame burns, surrounded by colourful kolam rangoli and a brass pot. A white-clad man reads from a book on a stand, and a standing man in white attends at the back. Around twelve seated devotees in white and saffron, including several women and a man in a white shirt, watch the ceremony.2010-12-16Night outdoor ceremony on a green mat beside a brick fire pit sending up thick smoke, with a homa in progress. Nearby, a priest in white and orange kneels tending the fire, and devotees in white and orange sit on white chairs. Rangoli kolam designs, banana leaves, trays of fruit and a flower-garlanded backdrop reading Nithyananda Nelavoy complete the scene.2010-12-16