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An outdoor satsang under a red-framed open pavilion with a green leafy garland strung across the top and a black speaker mounted above. Beside him stands a shaved-headed young man in rust-red robes with a red shawl and rudraksha beads, facing the seated figure. Behind them a woman in white sits holding a small object near her face, and a conch-blowing figure stands in the background. To the right a large garlanded deity murti in pink and white dress with yellow flowers is adorned with marigold garlands and colourful ribbons hang from the roof. Green trees and shrubs form the backdrop, and a few seated devotees in the foreground are seen from behind.

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Outdoor temple ritual under a red-framed canopy strung with mango leaves. A shaved-headed priest in maroon robes and a saffron shawl raises a white conch-shaped object and holds a bell. Seated in an orange armchair, a man in maroon robes with a marigold garland sits with hands resting on his knees, his head bowed. A female devotee in a pink and gold sari, with flowers in her hair, stands beside a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands, a red cloth and a white ornament. Behind them are a black speaker, colourful triangular flags and a red-tiled roof. Palm-like leaves and green trees fill the background.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02Outdoor ashram scene in bright daylight. A man in a shaved head and rust-orange robe with gold border stands at left, holding a small bell or handheld item and looking toward the right. Seated on an orange armchair at right is a man with swept-back dark hair, wearing a marigold garland and a rust-orange dhoti-style wrap with gold border, hands resting in his lap, gazing upward while incense smoke rises. Behind them, several robed attendants in orange and rust sit or stand, a few devotees in red-orange garments sit on the ground at left edge, and a trident and kalasha-like ornament hang near the pillars. A small table with offerings and a glass sits in front. Orange-painted walls and a decorative toran hang above.2014-10-02Outdoor puja under a corrugated metal canopy at an ashram. A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits in a large orange armchair, with a framed photo on a yellow table beside him. Devotees in orange and saffron robes stand and sit around a raised white platform where a man in white ritual cloth kneels before a decorated deity murti of a goddess draped in garlands, with a red and gold cloth, lamps and fresh banana leaves. A standing priest in a red-brown dhoti gestures near a stainless steel table. Red walls, palm trees and strings of bunting frame the scene.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02Outdoor photo on a paved courtyard before a red-roofed building and greenery. An older man with a shaved head, wearing an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, sits in an orange armchair beside a woman in a maroon sari with a red and white flower garland, who is clapping. Around them stand several men and boys in white dhotis with gold borders, maroon or saffron cloths and rudraksha malas, plus a woman in a maroon sari with a mala. Background figures in white and a yellow structure with partial lettering. The older man appears to be a person, seated in person with distinctive saffron robes and rudraksha mala cues.2015-01-03May 24 20182018-05-24Outdoor photograph under a corrugated metal roof supported by red steel beams, with a hanging green leaf garland overhead. A seated man in orange robes and a long gold-beaded necklace reads from a sheet of paper, placed on a raised platform. Around him, saffron-clad women with white forehead markings sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and a cameraman films beside a tripod. Others in white and orange clothing sit nearby with brass plates and offerings. The setting is a shaded open-air ashram courtyard with trees and a red-roofed building behind.2014-07-11July 11 20142014-07-11Outdoor ceremony under an open pavilion with red-painted walls and an orange-cushioned throne chair. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a rudraksha-style garland of yellow-orange flowers and saffron-red cloth edged in gold, sits on the throne with hands folded. Swamiji (probable) based on the swept-back hair, flower garland and saffron-red robe with gold borders; he is seated on the throne as the central figure. In front, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-red cloth with gold borders stands holding a lit oil lamp or arati flame over a low offering table with orange flowers. Another person in white clothing is partly visible at the left edge, and a woman in a red sari sits at the right near the throne. A framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure rests on a gold-trimmed side table draped with cloth.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copies