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A group discussion held under an open thatched pavilion with a red-tiled floor, surrounded by red-leaved shrubs and palm trees. A woman in an orange robe sits on a wooden chair at the left, facing a circle of about fifteen seated men and young men in white shirts, white dhotis and rudraksha malas. A bald man in white robes sits in the foreground holding a small black object and papers, while the others sit cross-legged on the floor smiling and listening. Papers and a red pen lie on the floor. The seated figures in white and the orange-robed woman are the people described; no candidate for a person is clearly visible in appearance.

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A photograph of a seated question-and-answer session on a red tiled floor under an open pavilion with red-leafed shrubs behind a low wall. A bald man in white robes with purple trim sits cross-legged at the lower left, facing a circle of about fifteen seated young men and a few women in white and light-coloured shirts; several wear rudraksha malas. A woman in an orange robe sits on a wooden chair at the upper left. Papers, a pen, a small black recorder and a booklet lie on the floor in the centre.2005-12-19A photograph of a group of people seated cross-legged on a raised, terracotta-tiled open pavilion, with a bright red-leafed coleus plant in the right foreground and greenery behind. Most participants wear white kurta-style clothing and white dhotis or trousers, and some have lanyards. A bald man in white with a shawl sits at the left edge, and a figure in orange robes is partly visible at the top left. A woman in a pale yellow-white sari sits in the middle back. Blank sheets of paper and a small booklet lie on the floor in front of the group.2005-12-15A photograph of a small outdoor discussion in a circular red-tiled sitting area with a low red brick wall. On the left, a man in an orange robe sits in a wooden chair, partly visible at the frame edge. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white clothes with a purple-edged cloth sits cross-legged on the tiles, gesturing with one hand toward a circle of seated men in white kurtas and dhotis and dark shirts. Some wear rudraksha malas. Papers and a pen lie on the floor. Green plants with white flowers and red-leaved shrubs surround the area, and a white plastic chair sits at right.2005-12-19A photograph of a group of people seated on the ground under the shaded veranda of a white building with red-framed windows, with palm fronds overhanging the scene. Around six people in white clothing sit in a loose circle, several holding notebooks or papers and appearing to take notes or listen. On the right, a bearded man with long dark hair wears white clothing and an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, seated near an open doorway. Another person in a pink-orange shawl sits beside him. A man in a white shirt sits against the wall at the back, and a plastic chair stands on the left.A seated figure in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a white-and-red floral garland sits on a blue chair over a striped red-blue mat in a plain white room. Around him, about two dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas and conference-style badges, sit cross-legged on the floor or stand, several with palms pressed together in namaskar. A cameraman in orange clothing films from the right, holding a Leica-style camera, and a man in orange stands at the far left. The figure appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robe and garland, though this is an appearance-based label only.2009-01-25A seated group of devotees at a Tamil Nadu sangha meeting, most dressed in white with rudraksha malas and name badges. In the foreground a shaven-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala claps and smiles. Behind him a boy in white with a mala sits beside smiling women in white and a woman in a red blouse wearing a mala. Several men on chairs at the back wear white and malas, and a red-draped table is visible at upper left.2014-06-01A photograph of a group of people seated on the tiled veranda of an ashram building, sitting on the floor against a cream-painted wall beneath palm-thatch eaves. Most wear plain white clothes. A man in white with a rudraksha mala sits in the centre writing on paper, and another man in white rests his chin on his hand behind him. Several women in white or with orange and pink shawls sit cross-legged, writing or reading on loose papers and notebooks. A pair of sandals lies on the floor in the foreground, and sunlight falls in stripes across the scene. A small white plastic chair stands at the left. The setting suggests a study or training session.January 25 20092009-01-25November 13 20082008-11-13November 14 20102010-11-14December 15 20052005-12-15A photograph of an open-sided thatched pavilion with a red-painted floor and red pillars, surrounded by red-leafed coleus plants. A group of about twenty men and some women in white ritual clothes sit on the floor and on white plastic chairs listening to a standing man in a white robe with an orange-saffron shawl at the back centre, in front of a red arched doorway. Several seated men wear orange-saffron shawls and one holds a small book. Sunlight and dry ground are visible outside the thatched structure.2006-10-22 +1 copies