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Outdoor scene on a concrete courtyard at an ashram. Many young people sit on the ground in orange and red robes, several with white forehead markings and beaded necklaces. A standing figure in orange draped clothing stands in the centre, and a seated woman in orange sits in the foreground facing the group. A young man in orange stands at right holding a phone to his ear. Behind them are a thatched open-sided shelter, palm trees, red-brick buildings and a green-roofed structure. Some participants hold small cymbals or books.

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A group of young monastics in orange and red robes sits on a bare concrete courtyard in an outdoor compound, with a red brick wall, stacked shipping containers and piled bricks behind them. Two standing teachers in orange clothing with rudraksha malas address the seated group; one stands at left with long dark hair and a mala, and another stands at right with a shaved head and a mala, gesturing with raised hands. Students hold notebooks and sit in rows, with some women in orange saris and red blouses in the foreground and several shaved-head boys in orange robes further back. The scene looks like a class or discourse in an ashram courtyard.2014-08-14Outdoor photograph of a circle of seated devotees on a concrete courtyard. Dozens of young people in orange and red robes sit in rings, some with long black hair in braids, some with shaved heads, many holding small cups or papers. Two standing figures in orange robes, one with a raised hand and one with arms folded, stand at opposite sides of the circle. Behind them are a red brick wall, stacked wooden planks, and a red container structure. The atmosphere suggests a group kirtan or satsang gathering.2014-08-14Outdoor courtyard gathering of many people in orange-saffron robes seated on a striped rug on the ground. Women with long dark hair, rudraksha malas and gold jewellery sit in rows, several with eyes closed or heads bowed in meditation. Behind them stands a man in orange robes, and drums and percussion instruments are visible at the left edge. Red-painted pillars and a blue-tiled area frame the scene, with some people in white clothing sitting at the right.2017-08-31June 16 20142014-06-16A large outdoor gathering of seated devotees on a cream cloth floor in a courtyard beside a red-painted building. Many women in saffron-orange robes with pink borders sit cross-legged, and some younger girls wear red garments with gold trim and rudraksha malas; several hold open papers or booklets. Some shaved-headed monks in orange sit among them, and a cushioned orange chair and a striped mat sit at the right beside a framed picture, with a truck and cart in the background. Nobody is shown as a clear candidate for the speaker, and the scene appears to be a satsang listening session.2014-10-03A large group of young ashram students in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a paved courtyard outdoors during a satsang. Many have shaved heads, white tilak marks on their foreheads, and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several hold printed sheets of paper and look down or toward the front. A woman in a white top with a gold border sits at the lower left, and a woman in orange sits in the middle. A red building with a doorway stands behind them. The scene suggests a teaching session, with no a person figure visible in the frame.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Outdoor photo of a large group of saffron and orange robed monastics and devotees in a brick-paved courtyard beside a tree and red building. A standing figure in the centre wears a red and gold-striped dhoti and wraps, with a long rudraksha mala and gold necklace, gesturing toward the crowd; he has long swept-back hair and is a person candidate, though the appearance is only partly clear. Around him, many young shaved-headed students in orange and red robes sit or stand in rows, some with rudraksha malas. A bald monastic in an orange shawl faces him from the left with a rudraksha mala. A devotee in dark clothing stands at the right edge, and a row of white-clad men stands at the back near the building. A brass horn-shaped instrument appears at right.2014-06-19January 15 20162016-01-15A photograph of a courtyard at an ashram building with a red tiled roof and white pillars. A person in a red-brown robe with long dark hair sits in a woven wicker armchair, smiling and looking up, with a rattan cushion beside them. Around them sit many young boys in orange robes and rudraksha malas, most with shaved heads, seated on the sandy ground. Other people in orange robes stand in the background, and green shrubs and a tree frame the scene.2014-08-07January 11 20162016-01-11A row of children and teenagers sits cross-legged on a concrete platform outdoors, facing forward with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Most wear saffron-orange robes with gold borders, several with rudraksha malas and bangles; one younger girl wears a pale blue top, and a boy in a pink-brown shirt sits at the right. Some have sacred ash or tilak on their foreheads. Palm trees and a stone wall stand behind them, a tripod-mounted camera is visible above, and an orange-robed man stands near the top right.2016-08-25