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A courtyard gathering under a green shade cloth with a large crowd of devotees seated on the ground in rows, most wearing saffron-orange garments and many with long braided hair. A standing figure in a rust-orange robe stands at the centre-left, near a decorated canopy draped with multicoloured fabric and marigold-style garlands on posts. Several people in white ritual dress sit among the audience. A video camera on a tripod films the scene at right, and two speakers and a fan are visible on the left. The setting is an open-air yard beside a whitewashed building with a tiled roof.

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May 24 20182018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24An outdoor ritual gathering under a green mesh canopy beside a white building with a red-tiled roof. A seated figure in a rust-red garment performs a ritual at a raised platform decorated with marigold garlands and a multicoloured tasselled canopy, with brass lamps and vessels nearby. Dozens of devotees sit on the ground in rows wearing saffron-orange cloth, many with long braided hair and rudraksha beads. A cameraman in orange stands at right filming with a professional camera on a tripod. A standing fan and a speaker sit at left.2018-05-24An outdoor ashram gathering under a canopy decorated with marigold garlands and fringed red, yellow and green cloth. A bearded man in a rust-orange robe sits cross-legged on a raised seat at the centre, and a woman in orange stands nearby. Many seated people in orange and saffron clothing, several bare-backed with long braided or matted hair, face him, with one man in a checked shirt among them. A man in orange stands behind a video camera on a tripod at the right, and a boy in white stands near it. Brass ritual items, a sword-like staff and a green tarpaulin frame the scene.2018-05-24A large outdoor gathering under a green shade sheet, with a tiled-roof building behind. Many people in orange and saffron robes sit on mats and white cloth, with a few in white dhotis and a bare-chested man in the foreground. A cameraman in orange stands at right holding a camera. Near the center, a robed figure stands by a small raised altar with a fan and a fire pit with smoke. Marigold garlands hang from a canopy frame. Two sound speakers sit at left.2018-05-24A large outdoor gathering under a green tarpaulin canopy in a courtyard beside a whitewashed building. Many seated devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps, most with long matted hair, sit on a pale floor facing a central ritual area. A man in orange clothing stands among ceremonial items, with a decorated ceremonial umbrella and a garland-festooned post at left. A camera on a tripod films the proceedings. Some participants wear white dhotis and shawls. A pink-and-white statue-like figure stands behind the ritual area. The scene resembles a puja or satsang session.2018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24Outdoor gathering under a green mesh shade sheet at an ashram courtyard, with a tiled-roof building and a low wall behind. Many people in orange robes sit on the ground facing a raised seat where a bearded man in orange sits near a decorated canopy with flower garlands and a trident. A seated person with white hair wears white clothing at lower right. A standing person in orange with a camera stands at right. Brass lamps and a trident are placed near the seat, and loudspeakers stand at left. The man on the seat has long swept hair and orange clothing, but his appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm the page's claim.2018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24Outdoor gathering under a green mesh canopy at an ashram courtyard. Dozens of people in saffron-orange cloth sit on the ground in rows facing a raised seated figure at left wearing a rust-orange garment, with a sheet of marigold garlands hanging near a decorated cloth canopy with colourful tassels. A cameraman in orange cloth films from a tripod at right, a pedestal fan and speaker stand nearby, and a white building and brick wall form the backdrop. Many attendees have long matted hair and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The seated figure's face is too small to judge and no visible cues confirm identity, so this is a group ashram session with an unidentified teacher.2018-05-24