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Night photograph taken under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots and white-lit lamps. A group of many people dressed in white sits on the ground in rows facing a shrine area. At right, a black deity murti with a saffron-orange garment and orange-tinted flower heaps stands on a circular platform, with white pillars and a white arch around it. Pot-like items and mats lie at left, and a seated figure in white is near the front of the group.

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Night outdoor satsang beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Dozens of devotees in white clothes sit on sand facing a raised platform on the right. On the platform, a seated figure in a red-and-white cushioned chair wears white, and a man in white sits beside a microphone stand and a harmonium. Behind them, a black stone deity murti in orange and red cloth with a flower garland stands beside an orange-painted serpent (naga) carved on a stone base. Several people in white sit in the foreground, one with curly hair and a yellow-and-orange garment. A portable speaker and cables sit at the left edge.2009-11-20Night outdoor gathering under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Many devotees in white clothing sit on wooden chairs and mats facing a central raised seat. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red-cushioned throne beneath a white arched frame, with orange garlands and flowers around the seat. Some participants wear yellow lanyards. A purple balloon and a bright floodlight are visible at the top; a loudspeaker stands on the right. Several people in white are seated close to the throne at left. The setting appears to be a festival-style satsang or welcoming gathering.2009-11-19November 20 20092009-11-20Night outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A crowd of many devotees, mostly in white clothing, sits on the ground in rows facing left toward a raised white arched stage with garlands. A figure in saffron/orange robes stands near the stage, and a decorated deity murti or ornate figure in orange sits within the arch. Bright white floodlights and a glowing lamp illuminate the scene against the dark foliage.2009-11-20November 11 20162016-11-11Night-time outdoor gathering under dark trees, with a large crowd of seated devotees in the foreground, many in white, light blue and yellow clothing, viewed from behind. On a raised platform, a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala speaks into a microphone while sitting on a red cushioned seat beneath an ornate white arched canopy, with a statue-like figure in orange behind him and a heap of orange offerings at the base. Hanging vines and bamboo poles frame the scene. Swamiji (probable): long hair and a saffron robe with rudraksha mala, seated and speaking on the throne.2009-11-19October 08 20062006-10-08November 20 20092009-11-20November 19 20092009-11-19Night photo of an outdoor campfire session on bare ground. A large crowd of devotees sits on woven mats and white plastic chairs in a wide semicircle facing a raised platform at left. On the platform a figure in saffron-orange robes sits beneath a small canopy, with a seated group nearby. Bright white floodlights and a vehicle sit behind the gathering, and smoke rises from the fire into the dark sky. Sandals lie on the ground at lower left.2009-11-20November 19 20092009-11-19Night outdoor gathering under a large banyan tree with aerial roots, lit by a single street lamp and warm stage lighting. Dozens of people in white clothing sit on the ground facing a raised platform. On the left, a deity murti stands within a white arched shrine surrounded by red and orange flowers and a red-cushioned throne. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand near the platform, and a seated figure in white is at the front. Dark tree trunks frame the scene.2009-11-20