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A courtyard ceremony at a temple-style hall with red walls and carved pillars. In the right background a woman in a red garment sits on a raised platform with a microphone, facing an audience. Seated devotees in white ritual clothes with saffron-orange shawls and rudraksha malas face her on striped mats, many with palms pressed together. A large brass bowl of flower petals and an ornate golden canopy shrine stand in front, with bronze deity figures and brass lamps nearby. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.

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Photograph of a courtyard ritual gathering at an ashram temple with red walls and golden pillars. A person in an orange-red robe sits on a raised golden seat in the back, speaking into a microphone beside a small lectern. Around them, many devotees in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor, several with palms pressed together in anjali. In the foreground, a brass bowl of flowers and fruit offerings sits on a multicolour striped mat, with brass trishul and lamp stands to the right and a golden canopied palanquin-style shrine to the left. Some attendees wear lanyards and a green-badged volunteer is visible. Bronze deity murti stand near the seat.2016-01-01A courtyard satsang with a seated speaker on a raised wooden platform at upper right, wearing a saffron-orange robe and speaking into a microphone. Below, a large group of devotees sits on colourful striped mats, mostly in white ritual clothes with yellow-bordered dhotis and saris, many with palms pressed together in namaskar and clapping. A golden canopied palanquin-style shrine stands at center with a small golden deity murti inside. A brass bowl of flower petals sits on the mat at right, and bronze deity statues flank the platform. Red walls and hanging brass lamps frame the scene. The speaker is not visibly identifiable from appearance, so no identity is assigned here.2016-01-01Photo of a seated group in a temple courtyard with red walls and wooden pillars, with brass oil lamps in the foreground. Many people in white garments with orange-and-gold sashes and beaded lanyards sit on the floor facing a raised platform. A woman in a red-orange sari sits cross-legged on the platform beside a small table and microphone stand, with bronze deity murti statues nearby. A bowl of red petals and water is at left. Seated attendees in white and saffron sashes listen attentively.2016-01-28A seated group of devotees in white clothes sits on colourful striped mats in an open temple courtyard, facing a golden palanquin-style shrine canopy. A large brass trident stands upright on the left, and a brass lamp stands nearby. Several men wear rudraksha malas and orange-and-gold shawls, while women in white saris with blue-green beads sit among them. A brass plate of offerings sits on the mat at right. A cameraman with a camera stands at the left edge. The setting is an ashram temple with red walls and green gates behind. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2016-01-01January 01 20162016-01-01Devotees in white clothing sit on striped woven mats in an open temple courtyard, facing a golden canopied shrine with a deity murti at centre. Many wear green and white lanyard-style garlands. In the foreground a bald man in white with an orange-gold sash sits with his back partly to camera, and a brass trident stands at left beside a small brass lamp stand at right. A seated figure in saffron-red robes is visible at far right near a stone pillar, and an older woman in white sits in the background among other attendees. Banana and palm trees frame the open-air setting.2016-01-01February 18 20162016-02-18 +1 copiesDevotees sit in rows on colourful striped mats in an open courtyard of a temple-like ashram. Many wear white clothing with green or orange-and-white lanyards, and several men in front wear white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls. A gilded ornate shrine canopy stands among brass lamps and a tall brass oil lamp stand, and a white-clad figure sits at the front near offerings. Palm fronds and greenery frame the courtyard behind.2016-01-01A photograph of a seated congregation in an ashram hall with red walls, a Nataraja bronze in a niche, and brass trishula staffs at the sides. Many devotees in white and gold-bordered traditional garments, with teal-and-white beaded neck malas, sit on the floor facing a seated speaker at a low wooden stand on the right, who wears reddish-brown robes. A standing figure in a dark sari stands at the far right near a brass lamp. Green and purple fairy lights decorate a pillar at left. Several brass oil lamps and offerings sit on the floor. The scene looks like a satsang discourse.2016-01-29November 02 20102010-11-02September 13 20142014-09-13A courtyard gathering of volunteers seated on the ground in white clothes, many with blue-green lanyards. In the foreground, a bald man in white with an orange-edged cloth sits near a flower-strewn area, and a shaved-headed figure in white with a cloth draped over his shoulder sits at right. At upper right, a woman in a red-orange shawl speaks into a microphone seated beside a small wooden table with a water bottle, while another woman in red sits nearby. Gilded lamp stands, brass oil lamps, bronze statues and carved wooden pillars frame the open temple-style courtyard with green foliage behind.2016-01-28