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An outdoor ashram gathering under a corrugated roof hung with striped and painted decorative poles, rings and red pennant strings. A large group of about thirty people, mostly men in white and cream shirts, sit on the sand facing a raised platform with red and white striped steps. A lone figure in orange sits near the far platform beside statues and a banner. Palm trees surround the open yard and orange marigolds fill the foreground.

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November 15 20102010-11-15November 14 20102010-11-14November 15 20102010-11-15A seated crowd of devotees, mostly men in white and pale kurtas, sits on a mat under a open-sided pavilion strung with multicoloured hanging tassels and triangular orange and red bunting. In the far distance, a robed figure in orange sits cross-legged on a raised dais in front of a shrine with a deity murti and small stone sculptures, in an open courtyard edged by palm trees and orange marigold flowers. A red-and-white striped platform and stone steps lie in the foreground. Appearance-based candidate for the teacher in orange is unsure at this distance.2010-11-15Outdoor ashram gathering under a corrugated metal roof strung with red pennant bunting and hanging cloth lanterns in red, yellow and blue. Dozens of devotees, mostly men in white and cream kurtas, sit on the ground facing a raised platform at the left, with a seated figure in orange robes at the far front. Large orange marigolds and a pink flower fill the foreground. Coconut palms, a thatched hut and a parked white car surround the open courtyard, with a red-and-white bordered stage and a painted banner on a stand near the platform.2010-11-15November 13 20102010-11-13November 15 20102010-11-15Outdoor satsang on a sandy compound under a tall orange-and-white canopy hung with colourful bunting and decorative tassels. In the foreground a dense bed of orange marigolds frames the scene. Thirty or more seated devotees in white and grey clothes face a raised red-and-white platform where a figure in saffron/orange robes sits in front of an elevated red shrine. Behind, rows of decorative pillars, stone figures and palm trees complete the setting. A banner on the left shows a portrait. The person in orange with a wrapped head in the front row is seen from behind, and the central seated figure in orange is a teacher on the dais, with no visible cues to confirm identity.2010-11-13November 15 20102010-11-15November 14 20102010-11-14November 13 20102010-11-13 +1 copiesAn outdoor ritual gathering under a corrugated metal canopy strung with red and orange triangular bunting and tall painted pillars with decorative coloured bands. Rows of seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis face a raised white platform with a red-and-white striped edge. Orange marigolds fill the foreground, and a red-painted shrine structure with a kalasha-like top stands among palm trees. A man in a white dhoti stands at the left edge, and a painted banner hangs on the left. The scene suggests a satsang or puja setting.2010-11-14