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A group of people in white clothes with orange shawls sit cross-legged in meditation beneath a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches. Dry leaves cover the ground and grey rocks serve as seats. In the foreground a figure with white hair in a white garment and orange shawl sits on a folding chair at left, and a man in white with an orange shawl sits at right. Other meditators sit scattered across the grove, some on stone platforms, with several seated further back.

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May 04 20072007-05-04 +3 copiesA group of meditators sits on the ground beneath a large banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. Many participants wear white clothes with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, sitting cross-legged on dry leaf litter and rocks. A white-haired woman in white sits at the left edge beside an orange-and-purple bag, and a few people sit on raised stone platforms further back. The scene looks like an outdoor meditation session in a grove.2007-05-042007-LIFEBLISS-TECHNOLOGY-CONVENTION +2 copiesOctober 11 20062006-10-11A photo of a seated group of devotees meditating outdoors on a reddish-brown dirt ground beneath a large spreading tree with thick low branches and green foliage. Most wear white clothing, and several wear orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, with rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have vertical tilak marks on their foreheads, and their eyes are closed in meditation. They sit in rows on a raised white mat or platform. The ground is bare earth and the rows extend across the frame. This is a meditation or yoga session under a tree.2006-10-11A photograph of a group of people sitting in meditation or yoga on the ground beneath a large, sprawling banyan tree with thick aerial roots and spreading branches. Most participants wear white clothing and orange shawls or sashes over their shoulders, and several wear rudraksha malas. They sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing away from the camera toward the tree's trunk, on bare red-brown earth. A few men at the front have white cloth or tilak marks on their foreheads. No clear individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this image, so the figure is described only by role as a seated participant. Bright green foliage fills the background.2006-10-11 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a group of people seated cross-legged on a mat in the shade of a large spreading tree. Many wear white clothing with orange-saffron shawls or sashes draped over their shoulders, seen mostly from behind. Some have long dark hair falling down their backs. A red and gold draped cloth or seat stands at the left edge. Bare dirt ground and branches fill the frame.2006-10-11October 11 20062006-10-11Outdoor group meditation beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots and sprawling branches. Dozens of seated practitioners sit cross-legged on woven mats and a raised platform on reddish earth. Most wear white clothing; several men wear saffron/orange shawls over white kurtas, and many have rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Their eyes are closed and their hands rest in their laps, showing a meditation or yoga session. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is named.2006-10-11Outdoor group meditation beneath a large spreading tree with thick horizontal branches and dappled light. Dozens of practitioners sit cross-legged in neat rows on a dark mat over red earth, eyes closed. Most wear white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and several have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a woman with braided hair in white and orange sits with eyes closed, and a fair-skinned woman in orange shawl sits at the right edge. No central figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2006-10-11July 12 20062006-07-12October 11 20062006-10-11 +1 copies