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A large outdoor gathering under a corrugated roof at an open courtyard with coconut palms behind. Thirty-plus seated attendees, mostly women in white and cream saris and some children in red, yellow and blue clothes, sit on orange mats facing a standing teacher on the right. The teacher wears a saffron-orange robe with a bare shoulder and shaved head, pointing upward while holding a microphone. Two women in white stand at left near a stone nandi-style bull statue draped with a yellow cloth and a marigold garland. Nearby stands a red vehicle with a banner showing a portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi with a long beard. A cameraman with a tripod films the scene and several staff in white shirts stand around.

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Outdoor gathering under a corrugated roof beside palm trees at an ashram. In the foreground a large crowd of devotees sits on mats and cloth: women in white saris and white kurtas, many girls in white and red outfits, and small children. On the right a man in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head holds a microphone and addresses the seated group; he appears to be a sannyasi teacher, and his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity. Behind the crowd a red and yellow vehicle with portrait images stands near a stone Nandi bull draped with yellow cloth and marigold garlands and a tall golden pillar. Several people in white stand around the scene.2015-08-31Outdoor ashram scene under coconut palms during a padapuja session. Devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on a paved courtyard facing a raised stone platform. A standing man in white dhoti and shawl, with a bare upper body and beaded necklace, stands at the right near a pillar, and an older man in white stands behind the platform. A row of small figures and deity murtis sits along a low wall, a yellow canopy hangs on the left, and orange-roofed buildings frame the background. A woman in an orange sari sits near the front, and a row of seated attendees in white fills the foreground.2010-10-05December 16 20102010-12-16Outdoor satsang on a brick-paved courtyard under a corrugated metal roof, with banana plants and palms beyond. Many women and girls sit cross-legged in rows, mostly in white saris with gold borders, some in yellow, teal and blue, and a few in deep red. In the centre front, a figure in orange robes sits on a raised circular platform facing the crowd. To the right, a shrine with a garlanded deity murti sits on a purple-draped platform beside a banana leaf. Red-and-white painted walls and an orange-robed figure at the left edge complete the scene.2011-07-15Outdoor ashram gathering under a corrugated roof with gold ring-shaped poles, palm trees and orange-walled buildings behind. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red border stands centrally with hands joined in namaste, addressing seated devotees. Many seated people wear white clothes; a woman in a red and brown sari sits at left, and a woman in a blue head covering sits nearby. A man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and a light-haired woman in a pink top sits in the middle right. A row of small white stupa-like shapes lines the ground behind the group. No candidate's appearance meets the cue threshold for a person, so the speaker is described by role only.2010-10-05October 02 20142014-10-02July 15 20112011-07-15October 08 20082008-10-08Outdoor photo of a seated assembly on a red mat under orange-and-yellow canopy umbrellas, with palm trees behind. A white stepped pedestal with a tall red-and-white pillar stands at centre; a figure in a saffron-orange wrap with a garland of yellow flowers stands beside it, and a dark-colored object sits on top of the pedestal. Many seated attendees wear white ritual clothing, some in saris and salwar, with children among them; fruit and offerings in brass trays sit on the mat. A woman in white stands at left and another at upper centre. A white van is visible at left.2008-12-24Outdoor satsang under a large canopy of red, orange and yellow draped cloth with orange triangular pennants overhead. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes with long dark hair and a turban-like wrap speaks into a microphone from a raised red-and-white striped platform. Hundreds of people sit on a red carpet in white clothing with orange trim, many women with long dark hair and some with rudraksha malas, while others stand at the back. A man in a white shirt stands at the platform's right, and a child in an orange cap sits in front. Green and white balloons decorate the platform edge, and a small umbrella and flags are visible in the background.2008-12-29December 16 20102010-12-16October 07 20102010-10-07