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Outdoor satsang or ritual gathering on a mat-covered courtyard. A woman in an olive-green sari with a red and gold border sits in the foreground speaking into a microphone, a rudraksha mala around her neck. Behind her, rows of seated devotees wear orange shawls, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Plates of sliced fruit, apples and bananas, are arranged on the ground in front, alongside a brass vessel and a bundle of dry grass. Many people sit in front of a bookshop-style stall of books at the back. Roughly two dozen people are visible.

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A seated group ceremony on an open terrace before a wall-mounted sound system and a green hillside. In the lower left, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace sits on a low platform beside a microphone and stand, with a brass puja set and dried leaves nearby. Dozens of plates of fruit, including bananas and what appear to be apples and mangoes, cover an orange cloth in front of the group. Behind them, many people in orange shawls and white clothing sit on mats, some with hands folded, while a woman in a light grey top and a girl in a striped shirt sit in the foreground. An outdoor ritual setting consistent with a puja offering.2012-07-21A outdoor ritual satsang on a terrace with a hillside and a wall behind it. A bald priest in orange robes and a mala sits cross-legged at a microphone on a cream cloth, reading from an open book, with a brass lamp and small metal vessels beside him. In front, a long row of metal plates holds bananas, apples, oranges and grapes as offerings. Devotees in orange shawls and white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor, several with hands together, including a child in red. Bookshelves and a plain building stand behind the crowd. The priest is not clearly identified from appearance, so he is described only by role.2012-07-11July 11 20122012-07-11Overhead view of an outdoor ritual gathering on a terracotta-tiled terrace. A woman in a dark green sari stands at centre, holding a small object, beside a row of white plates arranged with offerings and a patterned floor kolam. Around her, a large seated crowd in orange and white clothing, many wearing orange shawls, sits on mats. A tripod-mounted camera stands at right. At left, two decorated figures with flower garlands and a tray of terracotta lamps are visible. The scene suggests a satsang or ritual assembly, with no clearly identifiable central figure in the frame.2012-07-12A large seated gathering of devotees on an orange cloth in an open hall, many wearing orange shawls or stoles. In the foreground a figure in orange robes seated at the left edge, with a microphone stand, beside a row of white plates holding bananas and sliced fruit with red offerings and dried stalks. Women in saris and salwar kameez, men in white kurtas and orange stoles, and children sit closely together, many with hands folded or attentive. A man in a dark jacket stands at the upper left. Several people wear rudraksha-style beads. The scene appears to be a satsang or puja sitting.2012-07-21February 23 20162016-02-23A woman with long dark hair, a red-brown sari-style outfit, rudraksha mala beads and a gold pendant holds a microphone and speaks while seated on the floor. Around her, many people in saffron-orange clothing sit in a hall; several wear white forehead markings and beaded necklaces. A woman in an orange head wrap and white top listens nearby, and a man's bald head is visible in the lower right. A small bowl of food sits on a green leaf-covered tray. The scene suggests a seated satsang or discourse gathering.2017-03-14February 23 20162016-02-23A photograph of a large seated congregation performing a ritual with hands folded in prayer inside a hall with wooden railings and hanging colourful banners. In the foreground, several women sit on orange mats before brass plates and small brass lamps holding flowers, fruit and offerings. A woman in the centre wears an orange saffron sari with a red blouse and a rudraksha mala, eyes lowered. Women in white clothes with orange shawls and yellow-scarved attendees sit nearby, with many more people in white behind them. A green plastic bag hangs at the upper left corner of the frame.2010-09-14A seated group session in a hall with a woman in a brown shawl and rudraksha mala holding a microphone and speaking, with a small white cup and a green leaf-plate with food nearby. Around her, women in saffron-orange robes sit on the floor, some with white and orange forehead markings, and a woman in a white dress with an orange head-wrap is in the foreground. A woman in orange robes with a braid is handing or reaching toward an item. No visible candidate for a person is present in appearance-based cues.2017-03-14A photograph of a large hall where many devotees sit cross-legged on orange mats during a puja. Foreground women wear orange or saffron saris with red shawls and rudraksha malas, and some have tilak marks on their foreheads; others wear white saris with yellow or green borders, with hands pressed in anjali. Brass lamps, small brass vessels with incense and offerings sit on the mats in front of them, and blue plastic buckets stand nearby. Behind them, more devotees in white and yellow clothing sit in rows, and a few people in white kurtas and outfits appear further back. No specific deity or a person figure is clearly visible in the frame.2010-11-20January 28 20132013-01-28