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Outdoor gathering under large shady trees on bare earth. Many seated participants face a central area: saffron-robed sannyasis, some with shaved heads, sit on mats with brass puja plates and small oil lamps before them, while rows of devotees in white clothes sit facing them. Several long wooden poles with orange flags stand upright among the group. A few people stand at the back near a tree trunk, and a figure in orange robes stands at right, with a camera operator visible at left. The scene suggests a satsang or guru bhakti sitting.

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Outdoor gathering under large shade trees at an ashram, with many seated participants in white clothes and saffron-orange robes facing a central figure. In the foreground, a seated figure with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing a white cloth draped over a waist-wrap and a red-maroon band, sits in front of the assembly with a sheath of saffron-tipped sticks or rods upright in a row. Several devotees in saffron-orange robes sit in rows at right holding similar long saffron-tipped rods and brass plates. On the left, a raised red-draped seat with a brass ritual vessel and garlanded lamps. White floral garlands hang along a tree trunk at right. Some people wear rudraksha malas and white shirts. Several people stand at the back holding devotional items. Count of visible people is large.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree, with many orange-saffron bamboo poles topped with orange cloth flags. In the foreground, a row of about six devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats, palms pressed together in prayer, with brass puja plates, small oil lamps, and offerings before them. A man in orange robes sits at the right foreground beside a brass deity murti and flower garlands. Behind them, a large seated and standing crowd of devotees in white ritual clothing, many with palms joined, fills the space. a person's identity is not established from appearance here.2006-10-08Outdoor photograph of a large seated gathering under a wide, spreading banyan tree at AdiKailaasa, Bidadi. Hundreds of devotees sit closely on bare red earth, most dressed in white ritual clothes, with a few in purple, striped or lighter shirts. In the distance, figures in orange and saffron robes stand near a raised dais with a red cloth and a central seated figure in orange, with attendants in white around it. Thick hanging roots and branches frame the scene, and a small purple emblem appears in the upper left corner.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor ritual gathering beneath large banyan trees with aerial roots. A young man in orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged at centre-left, holding a long bamboo staff, flanked by a man in orange on the left. Dozens of seated devotees in white clothing, many with white garlands, sit in rows on the ground, some with hands pressed together. A standing figure in orange at the back and a man in white with a microphone or instrument appear among them. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in orange sits before brass puja vessels and a small kalasha, and a bare-chested sadhu in orange sits beside a circular stone tank. Multicoloured flower garlands hang from the trees and drape a red-stone structure at the right edge. A chariot-like setting with flowers and a red rock sculpture completes the scene.2006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12July 12 20062006-07-12October 06 20062006-10-06July 12 20062006-07-12Outdoor ritual gathering beneath a large banyan tree with many spreading aerial roots. Rows of saffron-robed priests sit on a dirt ground behind brass pots, bowls and oil lamps on low wooden platforms, with tall poles bearing orange flags rising among them. Seated in front are devotees in white shirts, a woman in an orange sari, a man in a white shirt and a young boy in a grey tunic, all attentive to the rite. Among the robed priests, one figure in saffron is seated at the front with a mala, but appearance does not clearly establish the identity of a person, so the candidate is left uncertain. Other participants wear pink, yellow and white clothing. The scene conveys a puja or homa setting.2006-10-21 +1 copies