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Outdoor photo of a devotional gathering in a walled courtyard with a red brick wall, palm and bare trees, and a red-and-cream fringed parasol. A seated figure in long dark hair and red-orange cloth sits on a red stone ledge, with a standing man in a saffron-yellow dhoti and red-bordered shawl facing the group, wearing a rudraksha-style neck mala and bracelets. A woman in orange sari with glasses stands at right, and several seated devotees in red, orange and white saris and dhotis, with bracelets and flower garlands, sit on the ground in front. A small drum, a metal pot and a green cloth bag rest nearby. The scene appears to be a ritual or satsang activity.

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Outdoor photo in a leafy grove: a man in orange robes sits on a low stone wall under a yellow umbrella, speaking with a man in white clothes seated beside him. About a dozen devotees in orange and red saris, and one in a cream sari, sit on the dirt ground below listening attentively, while several monks in orange stand among the trees at right. A water bottle rests on the grass. Green foliage fills the background.2012-09-24March 07 20162016-03-07Outdoor session under a green shade net at an open ashram courtyard. Dozens of women and girls in orange-saffron wraps sit cross-legged on woven mats and blue-edged mats facing a seated teacher at left, who wears an orange garment and has a ceremonial garland hanging on a pillar beside them. A standing man in an orange dhoti and bare chest stands at right near a video camera on a tripod, and a red camera rig is visible at right. A colourful umbrella with fringe hangs above the teacher, and loudspeakers sit on the ground at left. Several people wear white and orange, with a few onlookers in white in the background.2018-05-24Outdoor photo of a seated gathering under trees with palms behind. Many people in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas sit on the ground facing a central area. A young man in orange at the centre holds a microphone and speaks. Several children in white and orange sit in front, and women in orange and yellow sit at the lower edge. A tall brass ritual staff or ornate metal rod stands in the foreground beside garlands of white and red flowers and a brass lamp. Clothing colours are saffron, orange, white and yellow.2018-05-24January 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor satsang under an orange and yellow canopy with crowded seated devotees in saffron and orange robes. A man in the center wears an orange sleeveless top and sits on a red cushioned seat with a gold necklace and mala, appearing to be a guru-like central figure surrounded by others. A young performer on the left stands bare-chested in a striped skirt with white beaded ornaments and red-and-white beaded necklace, hands folded in namaste. A bearded man in white robes with long dreadlocks sits near the center holding a phone, and an older bearded sadhu with orange turban sits to the right. A standing man in orange robes on the right gestures toward the seated group. Several people stand and mill about in the background, including men in orange and pink turbans.2016-04-23Outdoor photograph on a dirt path among trees at dusk, with a group of people gathered in a procession-like arrangement. A woman in an orange sari with a flower garland stands at the centre beneath a red umbrella held by a man in white dhoti and shawl. Nearby, a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded, and another in white kurta and orange-trimmed cloth stands beside him. Several people in white clothing, some in orange, and a woman in a dark green sari stand around the group, with a figure in orange bending low on the left. Lush trees and a clear sky frame the scene.2011-05-23May 24 20182018-05-24July 22 20132013-07-22May 24 20182018-05-24December 22 20182018-12-22 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering under large banyan trees at an ashram setting. A young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, stands barefoot on a red-patterned rug holding a tall staff, the central figure before a seated crowd. Surrounding him, many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts sit on the sandy ground, some with rudraksha malas. Saffron-robed priests kneel at left and in the foreground near brass plates of offerings and a bell-shaped brass vessel, and a drummer in white stands at left. A garland of white and orange flowers hangs from the banyan trunk, and a large stone snake sculpture with red-painted decoration stands at right. Visible people number roughly thirty to forty.2006-07-12