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A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots hanging from its wide branches over a raised dark stone platform. Five people sit on the platform in meditation or prayer: a man on the far left in white clothes and a rudraksha-style necklace with eyes closed and hands folded, a man in white beside him, and three women in dark and red saris seated in a row. A woman in an orange garment sits behind them. A man in white stands at the right edge near a small shrine area with a sign on a pillar. Sunlight glows through the leaves at dusk.

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A photograph of several people meditating seated on a large flat black stone platform beneath a huge banyan tree with thick aerial roots and hanging cords. A man at left wears a white kurta and a beaded mala, seated with hands resting in his lap. Behind him a second man in white sits, and to the right three women sit close together: one in a black top and white skirt, another in black with a white wrap, and a third in a red-pink garment. An orange-robed figure stands partly hidden near the tree. A sign reading DO NOT WASTE WATER is visible on the wall. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-12-23October 25 20122012-10-25December 31 20092009-12-31September 04 20162016-09-04September 01 20112011-09-01Outdoor photo beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and thick low branches. Several people in orange and saffron clothing stand gathered near a wooden post at the left, including a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a man in a red-brown dhoti pressing against the trunk side. Women in orange saris and a woman in a blue-and-pink sari stand nearby. At the right, a seated woman in white sits beside a man in an orange robe on a raised platform, with a small shrine area and a colourful deity murti nearby. A smaller figure in orange stands at the center on sandy ground beside a hose. Green shrubs grow in the foreground.2016-09-04Outdoor satsang beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with many aerial prop roots hanging from its branches. Devotees sit on the ground in white and red clothing, several women in white saris with red borders and men in white kurtas, many with red and white shawls. In the foreground a woman in a white and red sari sits on a mat near a low circular platform at the base of the tree. To the right stands an empty ornate gold-and-red throne with carved gold legs, and a black speaker sits on the left. Red flowers or offerings are piled at the far right edge. The setting is a sandy ground with an orange boundary wall behind the tree.2013-03-31December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor satsang beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and spreading branches. A row of devotees in white clothes and white lanyard badges sits on a raised stone platform at the base of the trunk, some with hands folded. A seated figure in white stands out on the right near a white pillar. At left, a gold-edged red and yellow cushioned seat is visible in the foreground. Several other people sit on the ground in the background.2013-07-08A photograph of a large ancient banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots and sprawling branches, standing in an open ashram-style grounds with white-painted stone platforms and a paved area. Around 15 people stand and sit beneath and around the trunk, several in white shirts, one in a white dhoti sitting on a white ledge at left, and women in red and pale salwars. They appear to be gathered quietly, some looking up at the tree, others conversing. No a person candidate is visible in this scene.2010-01-17A photograph under a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and spreading branches. In the left foreground a line of devotees in orange and saffron garments, some in orange saris, walks along a dirt path, while a man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at the front. A monk in orange robes stands near a wooden post, and a few people in red and maroon clothes are nearby. On the right, a figure in orange sits under the tree near a seated woman in white and green, with a small deity shrine and metal railings beyond. Dirt ground, green shrubs, and cables are visible in the foreground.2016-09-04Outdoor satsang held beneath a vast banyan tree with many aerial roots and sprawling branches. A seated congregation of roughly 20 to 30 people, mostly in white clothes with red and orange sashes, sits on the sandy ground and low stone platforms around the trunk. A gold-and-red throne with cushions stands empty on the right beside a dark deity murti and a red decorated pedestal. A black speaker sits at left.2013-03-31