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A photograph of several people meditating seated on a large flat black stone platform beneath a huge banyan tree with thick aerial roots and hanging cords. A man at left wears a white kurta and a beaded mala, seated with hands resting in his lap. Behind him a second man in white sits, and to the right three women sit close together: one in a black top and white skirt, another in black with a white wrap, and a third in a red-pink garment. An orange-robed figure stands partly hidden near the tree. A sign reading DO NOT WASTE WATER is visible on the wall. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

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September 13 20132013-09-13A photograph of a large banyan tree with many aerial roots hanging from its wide branches over a raised dark stone platform. Five people sit on the platform in meditation or prayer: a man on the far left in white clothes and a rudraksha-style necklace with eyes closed and hands folded, a man in white beside him, and three women in dark and red saris seated in a row. A woman in an orange garment sits behind them. A man in white stands at the right edge near a small shrine area with a sign on a pillar. Sunlight glows through the leaves at dusk.2010-12-23February 23 20082008-02-23March 31 20132013-03-31March 31 20132013-03-31December 31 20092009-12-31A group of devotees sits cross-legged in meditation on a large black polished stone slab beside a massive banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, with a boy in an orange shirt seated at the front, a man in a light blue shirt and another in maroon and white nearby. A woman in a pink sari stands among the trees behind them, and a seated figure in white clothes sits on a raised platform at the right beside a marigold garland hung on the tree. Sandy ground and a low concrete edge surround the scene.2008-02-23December 31 20092009-12-31A photograph of a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots and spreading branches forming a broad canopy over a dusty earthen ground with a low white stone border. Several people in white clothing sit in scattered positions beneath the tree: one seated figure in white on a low white platform at left, another in white seated in the centre, a person in dark clothing seated at right, and a woman in a white sari standing near a small black-topped altar with a white base at right. Mounds of earth and white pillars stand among the trees, and a blue emblem appears in the upper left corner.Low-angle photograph of a large banyan tree with many hanging aerial roots and spreading branches over a dusty reddish-brown ground. Beneath the canopy, a group of about twenty people in white clothing sit on the ground in rows facing a small arched shrine with a lit yellow-and-gold figure inside. A concrete edge runs along the left side, and a green lamp post stands at right. Several seated figures wear white dhotis and shirts, and a few sit cross-legged near a dark object at the front.2013-05-13A photograph of an outdoor session held beneath a large banyan tree with spreading aerial roots and low branches. Dozens of people sit cross-legged on mats and cloths on bare earth, most dressed in white, with a few in orange, pink and blue. Metal poles support a canopy of leaves overhead. At the far end, a figure in an orange robe sits on a raised seat in front of a red cloth and white pillars, facing the gathering. Some attendees sit on low white concrete benches at the edges, and a blue water bottle lies on a mat in the foreground.2009-06-04A large outdoor satsang under a massive banyan tree with many thick aerial roots and hanging branches. A crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits cross-legged on bare earth, many wearing red lanyards. In the right foreground, a bare-chested figure with long dark hair and an orange-red shawl sits facing the group, speaking to them. Several seated men in white kurtas and dhotis, and women in white and cream saris, listen attentively.2013-07-08