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Outdoor gathering on bare earth beneath a large spreading tree with low branches. Several rows of people sit cross-legged on striped green and red mats, many with hands pressed together in prayer. Men and women wear white kurtas and dhotis, orange and saffron clothes, and sarees in magenta, pink and green; some women have red-and-white headscarves and a young woman wears a dark beaded mala. A standing man in a white kurta and grey trousers faces the group at the right, hands joined. A bearded man with a red head cloth sits among them. A white kolam floral design is drawn on the ground at left, and a small metal tin sits in the foreground. Around two dozen people are visible.

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Outdoor group meditation under a large spreading tree on dry red earth. About twenty devotees sit cross-legged on a dark polished stone platform, several with hands in prayer or resting in meditation mudra. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear white saris and salwar-style outfits, and one woman in a maroon sari with a gold-bordered shawl stands near the back with folded hands. Children in white and a girl in a turquoise outfit sit among the adults. A few men in white shirts stand behind, hands joined in namaskar. Rudraksha-style beaded necklaces are visible on several devotees. Plastic bottles and a small white bag lie on the ground at the right edge.2008-02-23A photograph of a seated outdoor gathering under large leafy trees on bare earth. A woman stands near the centre in a white sari with a magenta border, hands clasped in front. Many people sit closely in rows wearing white, orange and red-brown clothes; some wear white kurtas and dhotis, and a young girl at left wears white with a red top. A man in a white shirt and dhoti sits at right with hands folded. A tall wooden pole with a small bell hangs at centre, and a white-robed figure with bare head appears in the background. Several people appear partly obscured by the crowd, and a child in white sits at lower right.2006-10-22 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20072007-02-16June 01 20092009-06-01Outdoor photo of devotees seated in meditation on bare earth beneath a large banyan tree with sprawling aerial roots and branches. Many wear white ritual clothing, with some in yellow, red and orange saris and shirts. Several seated men and women have hands folded in their laps or palms together, and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces are visible. Standing people in white and in colourful saris move among the seated group under the shade.2006-12-31Outdoor photo of a seated group of devotees on striped green and red mats beneath a large spreading tree with exposed roots. In the foreground a woman in a dark blue sari with floral border sits with hands together. Beside her, a man in white kurta holds up a pair of small brass or silver cymbals near a boy in a checked shirt, while another man in red shirt sits nearby. On the right, a bearded man in white robes with a red-pink head wrap sits cross-legged, and a man in white with a blue shawl sits near a figure in orange-saffron clothing. Several boys and older men in white, grey and checked shirts sit further back, some with folded hands.2005-04-09October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesA large group of children sit cross-legged in meditation on a dark mat beneath a broad, spreading tree with a long horizontal branch on dry earth. Most wear white kurta-style clothes and white dhotis or long skirts with rudraksha-style beaded malas around their necks, and many have hands resting in mudra positions on their knees. Some have eyes closed while others sit upright in quiet concentration. Green foliage and bushes stand behind them, and a few children sit on small wooden seats, giving an open-air Gurukul meditation session scene.Outdoor group session under a large spreading tree at an ashram. Many people in white clothes sit on woven mats and a low stone platform, reading and writing in notebooks. A man in the foreground on the right wears white with a long rudraksha mala and sits cross-legged with papers. A woman in pink bends forward at the right edge. Water bottles, bags and a colourful cloth lie nearby, and a decorated tray with red offerings sits at lower left.2009-06-04A large group of children sits cross-legged on sand beneath a wide, spreading tree with thick twisting branches. Many children wear white, orange, pink, green and blue salwar or dress clothing, and several wear small name badges. In the foreground on the left, an adult in white clothing stands at the edge of the frame. Other adults in white and a figure in green move among the trees behind the seated children, one climbing on a branch. The scene appears to be an outdoor children's gathering.2006-05-04October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesJune 01 20092009-06-01