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Outdoor satsang under tall trees at an open-air setting. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, sits cross-legged on a white cloth-covered seat at left, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti, wrapped with an orange cloth and garlanded with white and red flower garlands, beneath an ornate silver arch. Below the murti sits a smaller orange-robed figure, also garlanded. Rows of seated devotees in white and pastel clothes, including a woman in a red sari and a woman in a blue top, face the speaker.

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Outdoor satsang under a large tree canopy. A figure with long dark hair and an orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged on a white cloth-covered seat at left, speaking into a microphone stand. Behind a rounded rock mound at centre, a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms and an orange shawl stands within an ornate silver arch, garlanded with white flower necklaces; a smaller orange-clad figure with a garland sits in front of it on red cushions. A seated audience in white and pastel clothing fills the foreground, with a few women in saris and salwar. Bright foliage and a stone platform frame the scene. a person: long swept-back hair and saffron robe on the speaker at left, a role as discourse speaker.2005-12-18 +1 copiesDecember 19 20052005-12-19 +2 copiesOutdoor satsang under a large banyan tree beside water. A young man in orange robes sits on a red and gold throne with a microphone stand in front of him, a small orange-draped table with a water bottle beside him. Behind him stands a dark deity murti in orange and red garments with a rudraksha mala, set in a silver arched frame atop a red-and-white mound. Around 10 seated devotees in white clothes face the throne from the front, with bare heads and long hair visible. Striped mats and a patterned cloth cover the ground.2010-02-09August 03 20052005-08-03Outdoor photo at an ashram under a large spreading tree. A dark stone murti of a deity, draped with yellow cloth and multicoloured flower garlands, stands within an ornate silver arch on a red-coloured mound with a black-and-white bordered base. To the right, two women in saffron/orange robes stand near the arch, one holding a long staff and one with long dark hair carrying a staff. Behind them, a large seated crowd of about twenty people in white clothes watches, with orange flags visible on poles. A yellow garland-decorated seat sits at the left edge. The scene appears to be a ritual abhishekam or puja at the shrine.2006-10-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photo under a large spreading banyan tree at a shrine with a dark stone deity murti in an ornate arched stone frame, draped in orange cloth with a garland, set on a rocky mound with a serpent coiled around its base. A man in white robes stands at the center holding an oil lamp flame aloft before the shrine, while two people in white stand with hands folded at left. Seated devotees in white, one in orange, face the shrine on a tiled platform with brass vessels, flowers and a kalasha nearby. The scene shows an aarti in progress.August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree at Adi Kailasa. A person in orange robes sits on a red-cushioned throne with a gold trim in front of a white stone arch, behind which stands a deity murti draped in orange cloth and marigold garlands. Red earth mounds and a microphone stand are near the throne. Dozens of seated devotees in white, pink, green and maroon clothing fill the foreground, several wearing yellow lanyards. Aerial roots hang from the banyan trees and white poles frame the open ground.2010-02-10Outdoor ritual at a shaded grove beneath large spreading trees. A standing man in white dhoti and white shawl raises a small hand fan toward a dark stone murti of a seated figure in saffron cloth and red garlands, set within a carved stone arch on a rocky mound. Offerings sit on a mat before it: brass plates, a kalasha-like brass vessel, and red flower garlands. Around the platform, a row of devotees in white and one in orange sit on mats with hands folded, and a woman in a teal sari sits in the foreground. A second figure in white attends at the base of the mound. Pebble-studded stone base and a long white-dotted stone snake-like ledge frame the scene.Outdoor temple scene under large shady trees. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands barefoot with a garland of white and coloured flowers around his neck, his hands raised in offering toward a black stone statue of Dakshinamurthy, a four-armed seated deity with a flower in one hand, set in an ornate silver-toned arch. The statue sits on a red and white painted rocky base beside a Shivalinga on a black pedestal with a small brass pot and offerings. Behind, several people in white ritual clothes and a woman in a pink sari stand with hands folded in prayer, and an orange canopy is visible in the background. A child in white is at the right edge. Light filters through leaves onto the stone path.2005-12-31December 05 20112011-12-05Outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red-upholstered throne with gold trim, set in front of a white arched frame and a deity murti decorated with orange cloth. Red cushions and flower-like offerings surround the dais. A small microphone stands before the throne. Rows of seated attendees in white clothing, some with orange-and-white neck garlands, face the dais across a sandy ground. Some attendees wear head coverings and saris, and a few wear dark jackets. Hanging ropes and white posts frame the open-air setting.2010-02-09