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Outdoor satsang in an open courtyard at an ashram. A seated figure in a red garment and red beaded necklace sits on a low platform near the centre, facing a crowd of seated devotees in white shirts, white dhotis and casual clothes, with several people in the foreground seen from behind. Behind them stand black stone deity murtis on red pedestals, a tall red stone pillar and a palm tree. A figure in orange robes stands at the far right edge. A red and white striped step platform and a red brick wall complete the scene.

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December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor satsang in a temple courtyard. A seated figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised mat in front of a seated audience of devotees wearing white and casual clothes. Behind him stand a row of carved stone deity murti and a red-and-orange shrine pillar with a seated stone bull garlanded in orange flowers. Red pillars and a white-and-red stepped platform frame the scene, with palm trees beyond the wall.2010-12-18Outdoor photo at an open paved courtyard under tall palms with a red-and-white striped low wall at left. Seated in a row on the ground at right with their backs to the camera are about eight men in white and light shirts, one in a blue-grey shirt and one in a patterned top. In the background at left, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a red mat near a small lamp, facing a raised red stone shrine platform holding dark stone deity murtis, one draped with a yellow garland. Palm trees and a sunlit haze fill the background.2011-03-05 +1 copiesOutdoor satsang at an ashram courtyard with palm trees and a red-and-white stepped platform on the left. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised mat near a dark stone bull statue draped with an orange and marigold garland, flanked by a row of carved stone sculptures and an orange shrine structure with a scaffold-wrapped tower. Rows of seated devotees in white clothes face the teacher, some in striped shirts and jackets, with a few wearing orange-trimmed shawls. Hanging red-and-orange lamps and a red pillar frame the scene. a person: the seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha-style presentation, teaching the group as the speaker.2010-12-18December 18 20102010-12-18December 18 20102010-12-18December 18 20102010-12-18A seated crowd of devotees, mostly men in white and pale kurtas, sits on a mat under a open-sided pavilion strung with multicoloured hanging tassels and triangular orange and red bunting. In the far distance, a robed figure in orange sits cross-legged on a raised dais in front of a shrine with a deity murti and small stone sculptures, in an open courtyard edged by palm trees and orange marigold flowers. A red-and-white striped platform and stone steps lie in the foreground. Appearance-based candidate for the teacher in orange is unsure at this distance.2010-11-15December 22 20102010-12-22Outdoor photo of a seated gathering in a palm-lined temple courtyard. Dozens of devotees sit on the ground in rows facing a central area, many in white shirts and light clothing, with orange cosmos flowers in the foreground. In the centre, a single person in an orange robe sits on a low platform near tall decorated kalasha-like poles with red, yellow and white banners and hanging trim. Behind them stand red-brick shrine structures and black stone sculptures. A small banner with a painted devotional image hangs at left.2010-11-15Outdoor satsang gathering under a open-sided pavilion with a tin roof. Rows of seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis sit on woven mats facing front, some in pale striped or blue shirts. A seated figure in saffron clothing sits near the centre front of the platform, with a small shrine and ornate dark stone deity murti behind, a red-painted peetha with a tall decorated pillar, and a kalasha-topped structure to the right. Palm trees, strings of triangular red and orange flags and colourful cloth-wrapped pillars surround the area. Dozens of people are visible.2010-11-12December 22 20102010-12-22