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Outdoor ashram scene at AadiKailaasa, Bidadi. A seated figure with long dark hair wears a saffron/orange robe and speaks into a microphone while seated on a white-covered throne-like chair with a wooden base; the appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm the page's claim, so this person is described by role as the seated speaker. Two young men in orange robes sit cross-legged on the bare ground in front of small burnt fire pits with charred logs, one with eyes closed in meditation. A row of people in white clothing stands behind, and women in white and light clothing sit on the left beside a red-roofed building with a green metal roof and flowering plants. A silver SUV is parked at right.

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August 18 20062006-08-18August 18 20062006-08-18Outdoor ashram scene of a sandy courtyard with a ring of burnt fire pits. In the foreground a young man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat within a circle of blackened ash, eyes closed in meditation. Another saffron-robed figure sits at the left edge. Behind them, a red building with a green corrugated roof stands beside a low stacked-brick wall. Several people in white clothes sit in a row near a small raised platform with a red table, and others in white and orange stand by the wall. A silver SUV is parked at right beside palm and tall trees.2006-08-18Outdoor fire ritual on bare earth at a rural ashram, with several people seated cross-legged around small smouldering wood fires, smoke rising. Seated devotees wear white dhotis and white shawls, while some wear saffron/orange robes, including a young seated figure in orange at centre and another in orange at right. Standing devotees in white clothes watch from behind; a red-trimmed building with a green corrugated roof, stacked bricks, a small table with white cloth and a white SUV are visible. The scene suggests a homa or yagna-style fire ceremony, with fire pits and smoke clearly visible.2006-08-18October 07 20102010-10-07Outdoor dusty ground at a rural compound with smoke haze over the scene. Several people sit in a ring of blackened fire pits with burnt residue, some wearing white with orange shawls. A woman in white sits cross-legged on the ground in the foreground. Behind, a figure in an orange garment sits on a raised white-draped platform near a parked silver SUV, with other white-clad people seated nearby. Palm trees and a corrugated roof stand behind, and a banner or poster is attached to a wall.2006-08-18A photograph taken outdoors on a dusty ground at an ashram compound with trees and a chain-link fence behind. In the foreground a man with long hair wears a draped saffron-orange robe and stands barefoot, facing right. Beside a covered white-draped object, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl stands with hands folded. Two women in white saris with orange shawls stand at left and right, and a child in a yellow shirt walks by in the background near a parked silver car. A plastic chair sits at left. The scene has five visible people.2008-01-16A seated figure in a flowing saffron-orange shawl drapes over the head and body, eyes closed, sitting on a cleared ground surrounded by a ring of grey ash. A brass kalasha-style pot sits in front on the sand. Behind, several men in white dhoti and kurta sit on the ground around a ceremonial fire area with stacked firewood, one wearing a yellow shawl and a rudraksha-style mala. Coconut palms, a white building and a bamboo fence form the background. Lamp-like brass vessel and ash circles suggest a homa or fire ritual setting.2010-07-21A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with bare sandy ground and scattered grey ash. In the foreground a man with long swept-back black hair, a red tilak on his forehead, orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, in meditation. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls and another in orange sit in rows, also meditating. To the right, a decorated orange-and-green ratha or chariot with a cloth-wrapped kalasha-like canopy stands on a flatbed cart. Stone deity murtis and potted green shrubs line the orange-walled building behind, with palm trees beyond. Several yogic sitting postures appear in the rows.2010-09-04Outdoors on a dirt ground, several young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats around circular fire pits blackened with ash and charred wood. In the centre-back, a figure in a saffron robe sits on a white-cushioned seat beside a small raised platform. Behind them, a group in white clothing sits on the ground near a red building with a green corrugated roof, a silver SUV is parked nearby, and people dressed in white stand and walk through the background under palm trees. A figure in a saffron robe seated on the white seat has no distinctive visible cues to confirm identity, so the appearance is uncertain.2006-08-18Outdoor ashram scene on bare red earth where many people sit in small circular fire pits edged with stones or logs, several with small flames burning. A figure in white ritual clothes sits cross-legged in a ring near the centre-right and an attendant in white stands at the right edge. A standing figure in a loose orange wrap and orange cloth at the centre-left is barefoot, and a second figure in white and orange stands in the middle distance. Several people in white or orange garments sit in the rings. A red-roofed building with a green roof and a small flag stand behind, with stacked firewood nearby.2006-08-17Outdoor meditation session on a sandy ground with ash-grey fire pit lines. In the foreground a man with long swept-back black hair in an orange saffron shawl and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a folded orange cushion with hands resting in his lap, eyes closed. A brass kalasha-style pot with a spout sits beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls sit in meditation rows. White houses with red doors and tiled roofs, palms and a stone deity murti stand in the background.2010-08-07