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Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading tree at an ashram-like site with raw earth and a low block wall. A man in an orange saffron robe with a red border stands at left, leaning in to speak to seated devotees. A tall man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands behind them. A seated man in a pink-and-white checked shirt and grey trousers sits on a black polished stone slab with a young girl in a red dress and a woman in a green sari, while a woman in a blue-and-orange sari sits at right with other seated elderly people. A small bell hangs from a branch above.

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April 04 20082008-04-04March 25 20082008-03-25Outdoor photo beneath a large spreading tree at an earthen courtyard. A bald man in an orange saffron robe with a matching orange shawl bends forward toward a seated girl in a red dress who sits on a black polished slab, with a seated man in a checked shirt beside her. Around them stand a woman in a green sari with a small bag, a man in white with an orange shawl, and a woman in an orange and yellow sari. Other devotees sit on the ground in white shirts and dhotis and pale clothing. Dirt mounds and a low concrete wall are in the background.2008-03-25Outdoor photo beneath a huge banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A bald man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl stands center-right, holding a young girl in a red dress by the wrist while her hands are joined, as a teenage boy in white dhoti with an orange shawl and a name badge watches beside them. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left in a white kurta with an orange shawl, and other men in white and pale shirts stand or sit around the open ground. A brass plate with a bowl sits on a low stone platform at lower right. Red earth and a low brick wall frame the scene.2008-03-25August 09 20072007-08-09December 26 20132013-12-26Outdoor photo under a large spreading banyan tree at an ashram courtyard. In the centre a young man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala stands barefoot, hand on hip, beside a black stone slab. Two women in white saris with yellow borders stand at left, a woman in a white kurta and white trousers with a pendant necklace stands centre-back, and a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at right. Brass bells, a small brass vessel and offerings sit on a stone platform in the foreground beside a carved stone pillar.2008-05-13Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with aerial roots at a construction site of concrete blocks and red earth. A group of about eight people walks along a dirt path: a woman in a green sari, a woman in a navy and orange sari, a man in a pink checked shirt, a young girl in a red dress, and men in white shirts. On the right, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes walks beside a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl. A stone bowl sits on the block platform at left, and a water bottle stands nearby.2008-03-25A photograph of a healing darshan in an indoor hall with a red curtain backdrop. On the right, a long-haired figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala extends a hand toward the head of a young man in a light blue shirt who bows forward; a Swamiji (probable) candidate, shown in person, with long swept-back hair and orange clothing with rudraksha beads. Behind him stand a shaven-headed young man in orange shawl with red markings and a young man in red shirt with glasses. To the left, a man in white kurta with orange shawl and rudraksha mala and an older man in white assist, touching the young man's shoulder. A young woman in white with a yellow flower in her hair kneels at lower centre, a small child in red stands at far left, and a folding fan and sound speaker are visible. Literature is spread on a table at lower right.2008-03-23March 25 20082008-03-25Outdoor ritual beneath a large banyan tree with dense aerial roots. A figure in an orange-saffron robe and orange head covering sits on a low wooden stool, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, holding a ritual object over a small fire on a rock with stainless steel vessels, flower garlands and a brass lamp arranged nearby. Several people in white clothing stand and sit around, some with palms pressed together, and a woman in a white sari stands close by. Seated devotees on the ground include a woman in a green sari and a man in a striped shirt. Two men in white dhotis and shirts stand in the foreground, one on the left and one on the right. The ground is reddish earth with a silver ritual plate in the lower foreground. Devotional outdoor ritual setting.2003-04-02A photograph of a healing blessing session at Aadi Kailaasa. In the foreground, a person in orange sleeveless top and white wrap, with hair in a bun, rests one hand on the grey-haired head of a man in a striped collared shirt who is bowed forward. Behind them, a young man in white kurta and orange shawl with a tilak on his forehead holds a small card. Other men in white shirts with lanyards and an orange-clad attendant stand nearby, and a red curtain and fan are visible in the background. Several people are visible.2008-03-28