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A photograph of devotees seated on green and teal mats under a open bamboo-pole pavilion outdoors, with trees and parked vehicles behind. In the foreground, women in white sarees with flowers in their hair and rudraksha malas sit beside men in white. At the left-centre, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange saffron garment over white, with a rudraksha mala, seated with hands folded; a man in white with an orange shawl sits nearby. Several white-clad attendants stand in the background. A speaker and a metal box sit at the lower left.

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Outdoor gathering under a corrugated metal roof supported by bamboo poles on a grassy site with rocky hills behind. Seated devotees sit on green and blue mats; many wear white clothing with saffron-orange shawls and a few wear striped or white saris. Standing figures in white, one holding a bamboo staff, and a woman in an orange shawl with a garland stand at the right near the seated group. Scattered flower petals and leaves lie on the ground, and vehicles are parked in the background.2008-11-11A photograph of a large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on the ground beneath a broad leafy tree at an ashram-style ceremony. Most people wear white garments, many women in white saris with coloured borders and men in white dhotis and shirts. Many wear rudraksha malas, and several have white vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. Many sit with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, some with eyes closed. A woman standing at left in a white garment and a woman in an orange shawl stand near the trunk, and a standing man in white is visible in the background. A floodlight is mounted on the tree trunk. Some attendees wear name badges on lanyards. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2005-12-31A photograph of a seated outdoor gathering on green and white striped mats over grass. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, several with lanyards, sit in rows; women wear white saris with gold borders, one in an orange-and-red striped sari, and some sport white flower garlands in their hair. A man in white at the right sits on his heels, and standing figures in white clothes are visible at the upper right. Bamboo poles and a bundle of bricks sit in the background. No central figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.2008-11-11Outdoor satsang under a striped red, green and black canopy with a blue draped backdrop. A woman in an orange sari sits on a raised platform at the far left, speaking to a large seated gathering on mats. Many devotees in white clothes with orange shawls sit cross-legged on pink and grey mats, some with hands folded. Others stand at the right beside a wooden pillar, wearing white and pastel saris. A video camera on a tripod films the gathering. Hanging ornaments decorate the canopy poles, and a stone building with a tiled roof stands behind.2008-01-17September 17 20062006-09-17August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor photograph under a corrugated metal tent roof with wooden poles, trees and grass behind. Devotees in white clothes and orange-saffron shawls gather around a central white pole. A woman in an orange and white sari with a white flower garland stands smiling, while a man in white kneels below her near the pole. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at left, an older woman in a white sari sits nearby, and a woman in a white sari with a white flower garland is at right. Two women sit on the ground at lower left, one with a tilak mark on the forehead. A yellow cloth hangs from the roof. The scene appears to be a ceremonial gathering with garlands and offerings.2008-11-11Photograph of an outdoor pavilion with a corrugated metal roof on bamboo poles, trees behind. In the centre a person in an orange robe with an orange shawl and a long white jasmine-style garland sits on a folding chair, holding a white paper and smiling. A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered pallu stands beside him, leaning in. A seated man in white dhoti and orange shawl with rudraksha mala gestures on a green mat to the left. Standing men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls, and a cameraman in white at left watch. Devotees in white sit on the ground at the right edge.2008-11-11October 08 20062006-10-08October 08 20062006-10-08Outdoor homa ritual on bare earth under large banyan trees. A man with long dark hair and an orange shawl stands at the centre, gesturing with one hand, next to a microphone stand and a brass bowl. Before him a square altar of white bricks holds brass vessels, a small kalasha-like pot and white offerings. Around the altar sit rows of devotees: women and girls in white saris and white garments with orange shawls, long braids visible, plus a few men in white and orange. Two standing men in white and orange shawls flank the central figure. Striped mats and a blue cloth cover the ground. The central figure has long hair, an orange wrap and distinctive presentation, consistent with the page's a person label, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2006-09-21May 24 20182018-05-24 +1 copies