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A seated group meditation or satsang outdoors under large shady trees. Many participants sit cross-legged on woven straw mats with blue edging, eyes closed or heads bowed. Most wear white clothing with red or orange shawls and orange lanyards or malas. A woman in the foreground has a dark blindfold and a teal top; another wears a white sari with a red blouse and mala and has tilak on her forehead. A man in the foreground right wears a white kurta with red shawl and an ID badge. Several participants have tilak or vibhuti on their foreheads. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame, so this scene shows only devotee participants in meditation. Watermarked archive photo.

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Outdoor satsang scene under large banyan trees where a group of people sit cross-legged on mats with eyes closed, appearing to meditate. Most wear white or cream clothing with orange satin neck ribbons and some wear red or orange shawls; several have vibhuti or tilak on the forehead. A woman in the foreground wears a patterned printed top with an orange rope necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, and another woman in the centre wears a black blindfold. A woman on the right wears a red blouse with a red shawl. Water bottles and a backpack sit on the mat. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this frame.2013-03-31A photograph of a large group of seated participants meditating outdoors on woven mats beneath large banyan-type trees and a terracotta-coloured wall. Most wear white or light clothing with orange lanyards and red or orange shawls. 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