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March 14 20162016-03-14March 14 20162016-03-14A photograph of an outdoor ashram tour under a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. Several visitors in white clothing stand on sandy ground behind a metal railing, including a woman with a white shawl and a bag. Two monastics in orange and saffron robes stand near the centre, one bald with bare shoulders and a shawl, the other with a dark shawl. A man in a white shirt and a woman in a green t-shirt look toward a black stone deity murti in a carved arched niche, adorned with a red and gold cloth, a garland and a beaded mala. Red earth and construction mounds surround the area.2016-03-14Outdoor photograph in a shaded grove under large banyan-type trees. At centre, a dark stone murti wearing an orange-saffron cloth stands within an ornate white arched frame, with orange-red offerings heaped on a dark base in front. Devotees in white ritual clothing gather around it: a bald man in white kurta and a woman in a pink salwar top stand near the murti, a man in white kurta and dhoti faces it, and several people in white stand in the background. A woman in an orange-bordered white sari stands at right. In the foreground a woman in white with a long braid sits cross-legged on a dark tiled platform facing away. The scene reads as a padapuja or darshan at a shrine.2010-10-05August 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 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.2010-02-09September 24 20162016-09-24Outdoor photo at a shaded shrine: a dark stone statue of a seated deity with a silver arched frame stands on a rocky base, draped in an orange cloth, a red-orange head covering, and a garland of white flowers. Several men in orange and white robes stand in a group on a path under spreading trees, while a bare-chested priest in an orange-red cloth and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a mala sit near the base. A wooden tray holds brass lamps and a small bowl. No candidate is identifiable as a person by appearance in this image.2007-08-09Outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A dark stone deity murti draped in orange cloth stands inside a white arched frame on a red-and-black circular platform. Several people in white ritual clothes stand and bow in worship around the shrine; one man in a white dhoti and shirt has hands folded, another in white stands with a white shawl, and a woman in a white sari walks nearby. On the left, a figure in orange robes kneels on a dark stone slab, and a man in an orange garment stands among the devotees. Sandy ground, white pillars and concrete paving surround the scene.2010-07-14Outdoor photo beneath a large banyan tree at an ashram. In the left foreground a black stone murti of a seated deity in orange cloth with a red headdress and white and red flower garlands sits in an arched white and yellow shrine niche, in front of a mound of red-orange kumkum or sindoor. Around the shrine stand devotees in white clothes with hands folded in namaskar, a woman in a white sari, a bald man in a white shirt, and a man in a white t-shirt and dark pants. On the right a woman in pink and an older woman with grey hair and glasses stand watching. Two people in a distant orange-clad group appear behind them. The count is approximate.2011-08-19September 07 20112011-09-07