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Outdoor guru puja beneath a large banyan tree on bare earth. In the foreground a bare-backed man with long dark swept-back hair and a saffron-yellow dhoti or wrap faces away from the camera, seated before a row of brass plates and small oil lamps set on mats. To the left, two women in orange and saffron garments kneel beside a round wooden drum and a blue cloth. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes fill the middle distance under the leafy canopy, with a few people in green and pink saris among them.

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October 08 20062006-10-08July 21 20062006-07-21July 21 20052005-07-21Outdoor photo under a large banyan-type tree at an ashram. A standing figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair, stands at right with palms joined in namaskar, facing a seated assembly of roughly a hundred people dressed in white. On the left, a red-flowered Shiva-linga-style mound with a white-and-black stone base is decorated with garlands, and a brass puja vessel and kalasha stand on a green cloth. Rows of brass plates and offerings are arranged on mats along the right, with a wooden peetha-like board near the centre. Devotees sit in neat rows across the ground under the branches.2006-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesOutdoor satsang under a large spreading banyan tree on bare earth. A figure seen from behind, with long dark hair and an orange saffron garment, sits in a chair facing a seated crowd dressed in white. Many devotees sit cross-legged on mats in front of brass plates of offerings, fruit and flowers, and oil lamps. Two women in front wear white, one with a pink head covering, and a older man with white hair and beard sits at right in white. Brass vessels and a small white-draped table are in the foreground.Night outdoor gathering under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair gestures toward the seated crowd, with a microphone stand in front. Many seated devotees in white ritual clothes and rudraksha malas sit on mats in rows; some have hands folded in prayer. In the foreground, brass plates with fruit, flowers and oil lamps sit on a patterned rug, and a draped white-covered seat stands to the right. Some people appear to be tending items on cardboard boxes.2004-JUNE-032004-06-03Outdoor homa ritual on bare earth under large banyan trees. A man with long dark hair and an orange shawl stands at the centre, gesturing with one hand, next to a microphone stand and a brass bowl. Before him a square altar of white bricks holds brass vessels, a small kalasha-like pot and white offerings. Around the altar sit rows of devotees: women and girls in white saris and white garments with orange shawls, long braids visible, plus a few men in white and orange. Two standing men in white and orange shawls flank the central figure. Striped mats and a blue cloth cover the ground. The central figure has long hair, an orange wrap and distinctive presentation, consistent with the page's a person label, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-09-21July 21 20062006-07-212005-SWAMIJI-DOING-GURUPUJA-AARATHI +1 copiesOutdoor satsang under large shady trees with hanging aerial roots. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl over bare shoulders, sits cross-legged on a raised circular platform at the left, facing a large seated gathering. Many participants in white clothes sit on mats and blue-and-white cloth on the sand, with a few wearing orange or red garments. Cameras on tripods film the scene, and a white-draped table with flowers and offerings stands in the foreground.2005-12-18