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A photograph taken from behind a doorway framing an outdoor scene of seated students in orange shawls. A figure with long dark hair sits with back to the camera in a black office-style swivel chair, facing a group of about a dozen people seated on the ground on a red mat. Several students wear orange shawls and white clothing; a woman in a white sari sits at left with books. A microphone stand and a water bottle sit near the chair, and a camera on a tripod records the session. A man in a long beige robe stands at right, bending toward the chair. Trees and a rocky outcrop fill the background.

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A photograph taken from behind a black office chair inside a dim hall, looking out through a wide open doorway at a sunlit outdoor scene of trees and a rural field. Seated on the floor in front of the chair are several people in orange and white clothing, some wearing orange shawls, with a red rug and a camera on a tripod nearby. On the right, an older man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside a small wooden table, gesturing with one hand. A cup, a water bottle and a stack of papers sit on a low table in the foreground, and a pedestal fan stands at the right edge. The chair's occupant is not clearly visible, so no one in the chair is identified.2006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20Photograph of a seated teacher in orange robes, bare-chested with long swept-back dark hair, gesturing with an outstretched arm toward a seated group of students in white clothes and orange shawls, many writing in notebooks on the concrete floor. A microphone stands at the front, a video camera on a tripod records the session, and a red mat lies in the foreground. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and a man in a plaid shirt stand near a doorway. a person cues: long swept-back hair and orange robes, though his face is partly turned away; this is an appearance-based label only.2006-09-20A class held in an open-sided hall with a concrete floor. In the foreground a figure seen from behind sits in a black office-style swivel chair on a red and gold patterned mat, with a microphone stand beside it. Around them, about a dozen young people in white and orange scarves sit on the floor listening; a few are taking notes. A video camera on a tripod, a red suitcase and a water bottle are visible. Trees and a dirt path lie outside.2006-09-20September 20 20062006-09-20December 19 20052005-12-19Outdoor photo of a seated discourse in a red-floored open pavilion with wooden posts and a thatched palm roof, surrounded by grassy trees. A figure in an orange robe sits on a raised red throne-like seat with a backrest, hands folded. Around him, about a dozen devotees sit on the floor and red benches in white shirts and white dhotis or kurtas, with one woman in a white shawl in the foreground and one person in a dark blue shirt. Tinsel strands decorate the posts and a white plastic chair sits beside the throne.2005-12-15A photograph of a teaching session in a plain concrete courtyard-style room. A bare-chested figure with long dark hair, wrapped in an orange cloth, sits in a black leather chair on a red rug, one hand raised mid-gesture while speaking. Around him, a group of young men in white clothes with orange shawls sit cross-legged on the floor, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits at left holding a notebook. A standing older man in white holds papers and gestures beside a white bust on a pedestal, and another man stands near the doorway. A video camera on a tripod records the scene. Behind the white wall, a banner with a website and email address is visible.2006-09-20October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesOutdoor satsang under a large banyan tree at an ashram. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe sits on a small chair at center, hand raised to the chin, facing a crowd. Around them, roughly two dozen devotees sit cross-legged or kneel on the bare earth and mats, mostly in white and cream clothing, with some in green and light blue saris. Some wear garlands. In the right foreground, a red rock-like shrine holds a deity murti draped with a multicoloured garland, beside brass kalasha vessels, a bowl, offerings of fruit and flowers, and a brass lamp. A wooden lectern with a woven mat stands in front of the seated figure. The seated figure matches the a person description through the saffron/orange robe and long swept hair; the crowd is seated in front of the sacred tree.2006-07-21A group of devotees sits on a red-tiled veranda in an outdoor garden setting, listening to a teacher seated on a carved wooden swing at the right edge of the frame. The teacher wears orange ochre robes and has long dark hair, shown from behind. Around them, men and women in white dhotis and kurtas, some with orange shawls, sit cross-legged or kneel in rows while others look on. A tripod-mounted camera stands among them, and green shrubs, trees and a white pillar frame the scene. The visible people number roughly two dozen.2006-10-22Outdoor ritual on a veranda of a garden with tropical shrubs and trees. A shirtless man in an orange cloth sits cross-legged on a red-carpeted platform at the right, beside a wooden swing hung with chains and a wooden door. Before him, a seated group in white and orange clothing listens; several women in white with orange shawls sit on a grey step at left. A standing man in white and orange, holding a ceremonial object, stands at left near a striped umbrella, and a brass vessel with a green plant sits on the platform. A camera on a tripod is visible at left.2007-02-23