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Outdoor satsang under a massive banyan tree with many aerial roots. A large seated audience in white clothes sits on mats and cloths on the ground facing a raised platform. On the right, a person in long flowing orange robes sits behind a microphone stand and a small table, gesturing while speaking. Beside them, a seated figure in orange with long dark hair sits on a decorated throne-like seat adorned with a garland of white flowers and a golden crown-like top. Carved stone and a large dark snake sculpture form the platform edge, with a small plate of offerings in front. A blackboard on an easel stands nearby.

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Outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A large crowd of devotees sits on the sandy ground facing a low raised platform on the right. Most attendees wear white clothing; some women wear red or pink shawls and a few wear blue or tan. A person in orange robes sits cross-legged on a white-draped seat at the platform, speaking into a microphone. A second figure in orange sits beside a shrine-like stone structure decorated with a white floral garland. A small stand with an easel board stands near the tree, and a sacred stone pedestal with offerings sits at the platform's edge.2005-12-18 +1 copiesAn outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots. Dozens of seated devotees in white and orange clothing sit on mats and cloth on sandy ground, facing a speaker seated on a white-draped chair at right. The speaker wears an orange robe and has long dark hair; a handheld microphone stands before him. Beside the chair, a garlanded orange-clad figure sits on a pedestal, and in the foreground a grey-and-white serpent sculpture curls around a stone base with a small offering plate of fruit. A black board on an easel stands near the speaker. Some attendees wear white ritual clothes, others orange or red shawls, and a few wear white lanyards.2005-12-19Outdoor satsang seated under a large banyan tree with thick hanging aerial roots. A seated teacher in an orange robe sits on a white cushioned seat on a raised stone platform at the right, with a microphone stand and a small mat before them. Dozens of devotees in white clothing sit on the sandy ground facing the platform, with a few in red, maroon and orange garments among them. A white easel board stands beside the platform, and a stone rim curves at the right edge. Leafy branches frame the left foreground and sunlight filters through the trees.2005-12-18Outdoor satsang under a large spreading banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A figure in long flowing orange-saffron robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a white-draped seat in the right foreground, facing a crowd. A microphone on a stand stands before the seat. Around 100 seated participants fill the ground, most wearing white clothing and some in red, maroon, purple and orange; a few wear white shawls and head coverings. Woven mats and cloth are spread on the sandy ground, and a person in orange sits at the far left edge. Purple flags hang in the upper left.2005-12-18December 19 20052005-12-19 +2 copiesOutdoor temple scene beneath a huge banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Dozens of devotees in white ritual clothes sit cross-legged on mats in rows, facing a seated figure at right wearing an orange-saffron garment and a garland, on an orange cloth with a small lamp. Beside her, a dark stone deity murti stands under a red-and-silver arch decorated with flowers, and a black serpent with white dots lies on the ground in front of a bright orange-painted mound. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at left near a white pillar, and a round white planter surrounds one aerial root.2010-06-24December 19 20052005-12-19 +2 copiesA photograph of an outdoor gathering seated in a wide semicircle around a large banyan tree with aerial roots and a circular white stone platform at its base. Many devotees in white clothing sit on mats and cloths, some wearing yellow and orange garlands and lanyard-style cords. On the right, a figure in saffron/orange robes sits on an ornate red-cushioned wooden throne with gold-tipped arms, with a microphone stand beside it and a colourful floor rug at its foot. Several people in white and a few in green or red sit near the throne. A faint circular purple emblem appears in the upper left corner.2010-02-10December 19 20052005-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 19 20052005-12-19 +1 copiesLarge outdoor session beneath a massive banyan tree with many aerial roots. Dozens of seated devotees in white and orange clothing, many wearing orange or red blindfold-style headbands, sit in rows on the ground. At right, a figure in orange robes and a red-cushioned seat sits on a raised platform with a red carpet, a microphone stand and a loudspeaker nearby, facing the crowd. Some participants wear white headbands and orange shawls. A stone-rimmed base surrounds the tree trunk.2011-12-05Outdoor gathering beneath a large banyan tree with massive hanging aerial roots. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gold-and-brown cushioned seat set on a red mat, facing a seated crowd. Devotees sit on white cloths in white and cream clothes; several women wear white saris with red borders and red bindi marks, and some wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Others stand behind near the tree trunk, many with hands folded in prayer. Clay pots and a small offering dish are visible in the lower right foreground. Children sit among the adults.2005-12-31