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Evening outdoor satsang on grass in front of a red brick wall, with a lit lantern visible in the background. In the foreground, several seated devotees in red and orange shawls hold rudraksha malas and chant with eyes closed. A woman in a magenta sari with a red beaded necklace sits in the centre, and a man in a cream shirt and dark trousers with a red shawl sits at right, both holding malas. Behind them, more participants sit in folding chairs, some in white and green saris and one man in a white kurta speaks with a microphone, while a person in a dark shirt looks at a phone. Blue and white bags rest on the ground.

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May 21 20142014-05-21May 21 20142014-05-21May 12 20142014-05-12A photograph of a large seated audience at an outdoor evening satsang in Varanasi. Many devotees sit on the grass and in chairs, mostly women and men dressed in white or cream kurtas and tunics with rust-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Several wear rudraksha or bead malas and bangles. Some wear glasses, and a few have grey or white hair. Warm string lights glow in the lower right corner. The camera is focused on the front rows, and no speaker or a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame, so no identity claim is made.2014-05-12Outdoor homa ritual on green lawn at dusk. A shaved-headed priest seen from behind, bare-chested with a saffron wrap and orange turban, tends a small fire built on a brick fire pit, holding a metal ladle over the flame. Silver vessels and a kalasha sit nearby. Around the fire, about two dozen seated devotees in white, red and orange clothing, many wearing red and white beaded malas and sitting on chairs or mats, watch the ritual. A few hold small books or notebooks. Dress colours include red saris, orange shawls and white kurtas.2014-05-21March 31 20132013-03-31A seated group of devotees in an open hall at night, many wearing floral garlands of yellow and white flowers. A woman in a purple sari holds a garland in the lower left, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a garland in the foreground. Several women wear orange and saffron clothing, and a man in maroon holds a garland. People sit on red and orange mats and blankets, with bright lights overhead and a yellow box on the left. The scene suggests satsang or a group ceremony, with no clearly visible central figure in the frame.2012-10-14Evening outdoor satsang in a garden at night, with a large seated crowd on grass and mats. Most attendees wear white clothing and rust-orange shawls over their shoulders, with some wearing rudraksha malas. Many sit cross-legged, eyes closed or looking forward, some with hands folded. A woman in white stands at the top left on a raised area near purple-lit trees, and a few figures stand in the background. Water bottles and dark bags lie on the grass in front. No clearly identifiable a person appearance is visible in the foreground crowd.2014-05-12September 01 20112011-09-01Outdoor satsang on grass with a large seated group of devotees, mostly women, wearing red and orange shawls or stoles over white, cream, teal and maroon clothing. Several sit cross-legged on mats with eyes closed or heads tilted up in meditation; one woman in a maroon sari holds an open notebook. A woman in a gold-bordered red sari sits with hands folded. A white-haired woman in glasses and dark beaded necklace sits in the foreground. No identifiable central figure is visible in frame.2014-05-21A photograph inside an orange-draped tent with a green floor covering, where a group of women sit cross-legged in a satsang-style gathering. At left, a woman in black holds a tiered brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) on a low stand, with an orange cloth beneath it. Foreground centre, an older woman in a cream sari with a dark headscarf and rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Behind her, women wear pink, white, red and yellow saris and salwar kameez, some with folded hands. At lower right, a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with hands in anjali. Microphones, cables and a tripod appear at the top of the frame.2013-02-06A seated group of devotees in white clothing sits on orange mats outdoors during a satsang listening session. Several women in white kurtas or shirts and white trousers wear rudraksha malas, with a woman in the front left in a dark short hairstyle and a woman at center wearing a long wooden-bead mala and a red sash. A woman on the right has curly hair and a white forehead mark, and a red water bottle sits beside a bag. A man in white in the back right wears a mala, and an orange-robed person is partially visible at the far right. No speaker is visible in the frame; the people are gazing forward attentively.2013-06-13