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Outdoor satsang in an open courtyard with red-and-white painted walls and a large yellow-and-blue cloth-wrapped pillar. A figure in a saffron-orange wrap sits cross-legged on an orange cushion on a raised stone platform, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, facing a seated audience. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the platform beside him, and colourful rangoli and kolam patterns decorate the ground. Dozens of seated devotees in white shirts and white dhotis fill the rows across a mat-lined walkway, with a few standing figures in the background. A signboard and potted plants appear at the left edge.

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November 13 20102010-11-13November 10 20102010-11-10 +1 copiesNovember 14 20102010-11-14 +2 copiesA photograph of an outdoor session on a paved courtyard with an orange wall behind. A person seated cross-legged on a saffron-orange cushion faces away from the camera, wearing orange robes draped over one shoulder, with long dark hair in a braid. A small brass kalasha-style pot sits in front of a circular fire pit with ash. Around them, a seated audience in white dhotis and kurtas, some with white shawls and mala necklaces, listens in rows against a red-and-white striped low wall, with potted plants and a palm trunk in view. Statues stand at the left edge.2011-03-05February 05 20112011-02-05A photograph of an outdoor satsang on bare earth. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron robe and a long black rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a woven mat and cushion, with a brass vessel before him and a pink-and-white kolam design around the platform. He has long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, and faces left toward the gathered devotees. Behind him, a row of people in white clothing sit on a low concrete platform, some with folded hands, and a few more seated figures in white stand nearby. A red-tiled building, a palm tree and a red ritual structure with a garland hang in the background. The seated figure is shown in appearance-based profile with distinctive orange robe and rudraksha cues, so the identity is probable.2010-11-30A photograph of an outdoor satsang with a large seated audience dressed in white. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange sleeveless top and sits cross-legged on a woven mat facing the crowd. Behind her, rows of devotees in white kurtas and dhotis sit on mats, and a man in a dark vest sits among them. A brass vessel with orange and yellow flowers and a small brass plate with ash sit on the ground beside a white kolam design. Red and white striped stonework forms the platform edge behind the seated gathering.2010-09-19A seated figure in a red robe with long dark hair and gold neck ornaments sits with back partly turned on a low wooden platform with an orange cushion, facing a crowd of devotees seated on woven mats in a courtyard. Behind the crowd, white-clad people sit in rows, one man in white with a lanyard gestures toward the speaker. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on a rangoli-decorated floor with red dot patterns, a potted palm stands between them, and orange-and-white painted walls and a blue signboard form the backdrop. The scene reads as a teaching or satsang gathering held outdoors in warm late-afternoon light, with the seated speaker's appearance a probable match for Swamiji based on the long hair, gold ornaments and red robe.2010-12-22A seated teacher in orange saffron robes with long dark hair in a braid sits cross-legged on an orange cushion, facing a group of about twenty seated devotees in white dhotis and white shirts on mats in an open courtyard. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on a small ring of gravel and coloured powder in front of the teacher. Behind them stand a palm trunk, potted plants and an orange wall, with stone deity sculptures visible at left. The teacher's gesture is directed toward the seated listeners. a person appearance match is uncertain from this view.2011-03-05December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor satsang scene on a paved courtyard with a raised red-and-white striped platform behind. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and a black cord necklace wears a saffron-orange robe and sits cross-legged on an orange cushion facing a shallow circular pit lined with gravel, beside a brass pot. Woolen mats in a row lead from him toward a seated group of about eight men in white, cream, beige and dark clothing, sitting in meditation. Potted plants and a red pillar frame the setting. Based on the robe, long hair and seated posture, the central figure may be a person leading the practice; the image shows him in an orange robe, long hair, and a black mala-style necklace while seated before the pit.2011-02-05November 14 20102010-11-14