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Outdoor satsang under a green shade net at an open-air pavilion with a tiled roof and garlanded pillars. A large crowd of devotees sits on mats and cloths, most wearing orange or saffron robes and white or cream saris, with several women in blue and pink. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala sits beside bags and water bottles. Toward the pavilion, a figure in orange stands at left and a person sits on a raised seat before a lectern, with a camera on a tripod, speakers and brass trident-like ritual staffs at the side.

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May 24 20182018-05-24Outdoor satsang under a green shade net at an open-air ashram courtyard. A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits on a raised blue-grey platform before a small shrine with garlands and a trident. Dense crowds of devotees sit on the ground: many women in orange, white and red saris, plus men in orange and saffron. A cameraman films from a tripod at left, and a standing figure in orange stands near it. Two trident-topped iron staffs stand at right beside a white building and a tiled roof pavilion with garlands.2018-05-24Outdoor gathering under a green mesh shade canopy at an open-air shrine. Many people sit on mats and cloth on bare ground, facing a small shrine platform with garlands and a few ritual objects. Several seated people wear orange and saffron robes, while others wear white, pink and maroon clothing. A cameraman stands at left beside a tripod-mounted camera, and a standing figure in orange at the platform's edge may be a camera operator. Metal ritual items and a trident stand near the shrine, and a small pavilion with a red-tiled roof is behind it. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the seated devotees and sannyasis are described by role.2018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24 +1 copiesA large outdoor gathering of seated devotees under a green shade net at an open-air shrine. Many women and men in orange and saffron robes and cream or white garments sit on the ground facing a raised seat at the centre, where a bearded figure in orange clothing sits near garlands and a trident-shaped staff. Two trishul tridents stand beside the shrine, with marigold and red garlands hanging from the roof. A cameraman with a tripod-mounted video camera films at the left edge, and speakers stand nearby.2018-05-24Outdoor gathering under a green shade net at an ashram. Dozens of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes, plus some in white and beige, face a small thatched-roof structure with a white wall decorated with marigold garlands and a striped cloth. A man in a red-brown garment sits at the front, with a drum, trident-style ritual items and a camera operator on a tripod filming nearby. Several standing women in orange robes are at the left. Devotees sit on white mats and sheets on the dirt ground.2018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24 +1 copiesOutdoor satsang under a green mesh shade canopy in a dirt yard beside a small whitewashed building with a tiled roof. A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on mats and sheets, most in orange and saffron robes, with some in white. A figure in orange stands near a small raised shrine decorated with flower garlands and a shivalinga, and a seated teacher in orange sits at the centre front of the shrine area. Camera operators with tripods and equipment stand at the left edge. Wooden poles support the canopy, and brass lamps and a trident stand near the shrine.2018-05-24Outdoor gathering under a green shade net strung between wooden poles, with a large crowd of devotees seated on mats and cloths on bare earth. Most attendees wear saffron/orange robes or white and pale clothing, and several women sit in pink and red saris. Near the front, a figure in orange stands beside a video camera on a tripod, and a seated figure in orange sits in front of a small decorated altar. The altar area has garlands, a brass trident (trishul) and a kalasha-like setup, with a thatched-roofed open shelter and a white building behind. Overall it is a satsang or teaching session held in a rural ashram setting.2018-05-24May 24 20182018-05-24