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A photograph of an outdoor veranda gathering at an ashram. On the right, a figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron garment sits on a wooden swing hung from chains beside a dark red wooden door, facing a seated group. Around the steps and a white pillar, about a dozen devotees sit in white clothes with orange-saffron shawls; a woman in an orange sari sits in the foreground on the left, and a woman in turquoise sits further back. A striped umbrella, green shrubs and a water tank are visible in the background.

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A group of devotees sits on a red-tiled veranda in an outdoor garden setting, listening to a teacher seated on a carved wooden swing at the right edge of the frame. The teacher wears orange ochre robes and has long dark hair, shown from behind. Around them, men and women in white dhotis and kurtas, some with orange shawls, sit cross-legged or kneel in rows while others look on. A tripod-mounted camera stands among them, and green shrubs, trees and a white pillar frame the scene. The visible people number roughly two dozen.2006-10-22A photo of a seated group on a covered veranda, with a long-haired man in an orange saffron cloth sitting on a red-cushioned wooden swing at the right edge, speaking. Around him, devotees sit on the red tiles and white plastic chairs, mostly in white clothing, several with orange scarves and rudraksha malas, including a woman in a white sari and a man in a white shirt. A camera on a tripod stands among them, a striped umbrella and green garden foliage behind. Several seated listeners are in the foreground.2006-10-22October 22 20062006-10-22Outdoor courtyard gathering on a red tiled floor under trees, with a white pillar and a striped umbrella at left. A person with long dark hair and an orange robe sits with their back to the camera on a carved wooden swing hung with chains, facing a seated crowd. Devotees in white clothes, with white beaded necklaces, sit on the floor and in white plastic chairs, some with orange shawls. A man with a tripod-mounted video camera stands at left. A printed2006-10-22Outdoor ritual on a veranda of a garden with tropical shrubs and trees. A shirtless man in an orange cloth sits cross-legged on a red-carpeted platform at the right, beside a wooden swing hung with chains and a wooden door. Before him, a seated group in white and orange clothing listens; several women in white with orange shawls sit on a grey step at left. A standing man in white and orange, holding a ceremonial object, stands at left near a striped umbrella, and a brass vessel with a green plant sits on the platform. A camera on a tripod is visible at left.2007-02-23A photograph of a group of devotees gathered on a red-tiled courtyard floor in front of a wooden ornamental swing with brass chains. A figure with long dark hair and an orange robe sits on the swing with their back to the camera, facing the seated crowd. Around them, young men wear white kurtas with orange shawls and women wear white saris with gold borders and beaded necklaces, many with hands folded. A tall ornate brass pillar stands in the foreground, a potted plant sits at left, and a water tank and trees appear behind the building.2007-12-23A photograph of an outdoor verandah with a red tiled floor and a wooden swing hung on metal chains. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested and wrapped in saffron orange cloth, sits on the swing speaking to a seated group. Around him, about twenty-five people in white clothes and orange shawls sit on the floor and white plastic chairs, several wearing rudraksha malas. A videographer on a tripod stands at the left edge near a potted plant, and greenery and a striped umbrella fill the background. The swing figure's appearance with long hair, saffron cloth and rudraksha-style adornment is consistent with a person, seated as the speaker.2006-10-22October 22 20062006-10-22July 11 20062006-07-11Outdoor photo of a monastic training session on the verandah of a white-walled building with red window frames and wooden doors. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a raised red-tiled platform before a wooden panel, with a lamp-lit setting and tall bamboo poles standing in the foreground. Around them, a group of devotees in orange and white clothing sit on the floor and in white plastic chairs, several listening attentively. A person in white stands at the right edge beside a potted plant, and a photographer in white holds a camera near the doorway. Green shrubs, potted plants and trees surround the courtyard under an overcast sky.2006-08-17Outdoor photo of a seated group on a raised red-floored porch of a white building with brown wooden doors and a painted tribal-style mural of figures. A woman in an orange saffron sari sits centrally on the red platform, and a video camera on a tripod faces the group. Around her, devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with orange shawls, sit cross-legged on the ground, while women in white saris and a girl in a red-and-white outfit listen. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands at the right edge, and a potted plant sits beside the porch. a person is not clearly identifiable here, so the central figure is described by role only.2006-10-22Outdoor photograph of a seated figure on a covered white veranda with a dark wooden door and hanging chains, dressed in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, sitting before a seated audience of many people in white clothes and some in orange shawls. A video camera on a tripod is set up in the foreground among green shrubs, with trees and a low brick wall behind. Several devotees in white sit on white plastic chairs and on the ground. Probable Swamiji (saffron-orange robes, long swept-back hair) is the seated figure in orange, and the scene reads as a darshan or satsang gathering.2006-10-22