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Outdoor ashram gathering under a green shade cloth on a dirt ground. Dozens of seated participants in orange and saffron robes sit on mats facing a small white building with a red-tiled roof, where a figure in saffron stands near a central altar with colourful garlands and a red-and-white cloth. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders raise their arms beneath the shade cloth, and a cameraman in white with a gold-bordered sari films from a tripod. Several women in orange and a woman in pink sit in the foreground, and children are visible among the crowd. A trident stands near the altar and smoke rises from behind the building.

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Outdoor satsang under a green shade net at an ashram-style courtyard. Dozens of seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing and white dhotis face a central teacher in orange, who sits near a small tiled-roof shrine with colourful strings and a white-painted wall. A bald man in a white dhoti and shawl stands at right beside a woman in white holding a camera on a tripod, and a woman in a pink sari sits in front. Smoke rises at left, and small children sit among the crowd on mats. Ritual objects including a trident-like staff are placed near the shrine.2018-05-24 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering under a green shade net at an open-air shrine. A large crowd of devotees sits on mats and blue tarpaulins facing a small tiled-roof structure with a stage, flowers and fabric draped across it. Many people wear saffron/orange robes; others wear white dhotis and white garments. A man in white dhoti with a bare upper body stands near the centre, and a woman in white sari stands at the right holding a camera on a tripod. Trishul staffs stand near the shrine wall. Several children sit at the front, including one in a pink top. Photographers and cameramen are working with tripods and video cameras.2018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24 +1 copiesMay 24 20182018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24Outdoor ritual gathering under a green shade net strung between trees, beside a small tiled-roof white building. A large crowd sits on mats on the dirt ground, many in orange and white clothing, some bare-chested with white cloths wrapped at the waist. Several standing figures in orange robes and white dhotis stand at left and right. A man in dark clothing with a camera tripod films, and a cameraperson stands near the stage. On the building wall, a red-and-white garland and small trident-like ritual objects are visible. Several people in the foreground wear orange shawls and white dhotis, and a few children sit at the far right. No clearly identifiable a person is visible on the stage area; the speaker figures are too distant to confirm appearance.2018-05-24 +1 copiesOutdoor gathering under a green shade net beside a tiled-roof white building, with a small stage area decorated with a colourful bunting and red-and-white garland. Dozens of seated people sit on mats and blue tarpaulin, many in saffron-orange robes, some in white. In the centre-right, a man in white dhoti raises both arms to hold up the shade net, and a woman in white sari with gold border stands at right beside a video camera on a tripod. Two trident-shaped ritual poles stand near the stage, and a cameraperson films the proceedings. A woman in pink sari sits in the foreground.2018-05-24Outdoor ashram gathering under a green shade cloth, with a seated bearded man in saffron-orange robes at the centre front of a garlanded platform, flanked by a red and white marigold garland on a pillar and a large brass trident. Several attendees in white dhotis with gold borders and orange-saffron robes stand or sit on mats, one man in white with a bare chest raising his arm to hold the green cloth. Women in white and orange saris sit among the crowd, and a large group of seated devotees fills the foreground. A cameraman films the proceedings from behind a tripod, and an orange backpack sits on the ground. Event atmosphere with ritual clothing and devotees in traditional attire.2018-05-24Outdoor gathering under a green mesh shade canopy at an open-air shrine. Many people sit on mats and cloth on bare ground, facing a small shrine platform with garlands and a few ritual objects. Several seated people wear orange and saffron robes, while others wear white, pink and maroon clothing. A cameraman stands at left beside a tripod-mounted camera, and a standing figure in orange at the platform's edge may be a camera operator. Metal ritual items and a trident stand near the shrine, and a small pavilion with a red-tiled roof is behind it. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the seated devotees and sannyasis are described by role.2018-05-24Outdoor photo of a ritual gathering under a green shade net strung between trees, with a small tiled-roof shrine structure painted white and decorated with a strip of colourful bunting. Several people in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis sit on mats and tarpaulins on bare red earth, while a woman in a white dhoti and a standing woman in orange stand near the front. A figure in red-brown clothing stands in the foreground, and a man in orange near the shrine appears to be leading the proceedings beside a smoking fire pit. Brass lamps and offering vessels are visible near the shrine.2018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24 +1 copies