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Photograph of a group of participants in white clothing on a dirt ground beneath large banyan tree roots, during a guided ashram tour. Several people wear white kurtas, white dhotis or pants and white shawls, with orange lanyards and identity badges around their necks. A man in front has a white vertical tilak on his forehead and rudraksha-style beads on his neck. A man in a white t-shirt and dark trousers stands at right facing the group, apparently guiding them, while a woman sits on the ground at far right. Stone steps and a brass object at the left edge are visible behind the group.

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March 14 20162016-03-14June 17 20092009-06-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of devotees standing outdoors on reddish-brown earth beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots and spreading branches. Most wear white ritual clothing and flower garlands: men in long white kurtas and white trousers, women in white tunics and white trousers. Several have their hands folded in namaste or stand barefoot in a reverent line. One woman carries a black bag and another a red bag. Light filters through the leaves onto a pale stone platform at the right edge.2009-12-02A photograph of a seated outdoor meditation group beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots. Several participants sit eyes closed in white clothing with yellow lanyard badges. A grey-haired woman in the centre wears a dark rudraksha-style mala necklace, and a man in white with a greying head sits with hands clasped in his lap. Other meditators, including a man in white at right, sit in the foreground and background on a low stone platform. No one in the frame is identifiable as a presenter from appearance.2010-02-09December 02 20092009-12-02A photograph of a group of barefoot devotees in white clothing walking along a dirt path beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots. Most wear white kurtas or shirts and white trousers, and many have garlands of orange and white flowers around their necks. A young woman in a white blouse with a flower pinned to her chest walks at left. A bald older man in white at far left looks down. The man in front centre has his palms pressed together in namaskar, and a fair-haired man in a white shirt walks among them. Several more people in white follow behind along the path beside a low stone border wall.2009-12-02Outdoor photo under a shady tree canopy showing a procession of devotees gathered in two lines. In the foreground, two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders stand with their backs to the camera; the left one has long dark hair and a beard, the centre one is shaved-headed. Facing them, a crowd of devotees in white clothes, many wearing rudraksha malas and prayer beads, stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A woman in white on the right holds her hands in prayer, and a man in white carries a colourful patterned cloth bag. Greenery and a flag are visible behind the group.2009-06-17Outdoor gathering of devotees in white ashram clothing seated and standing under a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots. Many sit on dark mats and rugs on sandy ground, facing toward the right, listening attentively; a woman in a yellow top sits in the middle, and a woman in white with a blue bag sits in the front row. A small child in pink stands among the adults at left. Some attendees wear white kurtas, white shirts and white pants, with long white dresses among the women, and several wear mala-style necklaces. Red patterned rugs lie at the edges of the mat area.2013-03-13December 02 20092009-12-02July 08 20132013-07-08June 01 20092009-06-01Outdoors beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots, a group of about twenty people stands on bare reddish earth beside a low stone edge and a water pipe. Most men and women wear white garments, including white kurtas, dhotis and head-coverings. On the right, an older bald man in white with an orange shawl faces the group, and beside him a woman wears an orange sari. A man near the centre holds a bunch of flowers and a garland of yellow and orange blooms. Several people have their hands folded in respect.2009-10-15