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A large outdoor satsang gathering in a courtyard with red-painted walls and palm and banana foliage behind. Rows of seated devotees, mostly women and girls, wear orange and deep-red clothing with rudraksha malas. Some have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A woman in the centre foreground with light hair and glasses holds her hands folded and looks forward. Behind them, a few people in white dhotis stand near red pillars, and a TV camera on a tripod labelled NTV Live films the event. Orange and white cloths and plastic chairs are visible at the edges. a person is not clearly visible in this frame.

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Outdoor satsang on a paved courtyard with a red brick wall behind. Many young women in saffron-orange robes with pink-trimmed borders sit cross-legged on mats, most with white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several hold printed sheets of paper, and one holds a small purple object. Behind them, older women in white and green saris sit in a row near a camera on a tripod marked Live.2014-10-03A photograph of a courtyard satsang with a large group of devotees seated on the ground in front of a black stone statue of a bull. Most seated women wear saffron-orange sarees with maroon or red borders and rudraksha malas, and several have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Some younger women wear deep red sarees. Several people hold white papers or notebooks. A man in the background wears a white shirt with hands joined. A woman in a white saree walks by a tall red pillar decorated with flower garlands near the statue. A camera stand with a live-stream label stands at the left edge. Red temple-style walls frame the scene.2014-10-03Outdoor ritual at a red-pillared pavilion with palm and frangipani trees. Two priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth stand at a raised stone altar, one holding a lit oil lamp or flame aloft. A young monastic in saffron robe and rudraksha mala stands at left. Behind them, several white-clad and saffron-clad men and women stand or sit, and rows of saffron-robed youths sit cross-legged on the ground. A brass kalasha, a watermelon half and banana leaves lie in front of the altar, and an NTV Live camera is at left. A fire offering is being performed.2014-10-02August 25 20162016-08-25Outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard in front of a red shrine with a seated statue and a LIVE camera on a tripod. Many women in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas sit in rows on mats performing puja with lit oil lamps, white flower garlands, coconut halves, bananas and small bowls of kumkum. A woman in a green sari bends forward at the front right, and a few people in white stand in the background. Several women in orange hold lamps and flowers toward the mats.2016-08-12A large seated congregation of women and young people in orange and maroon robes sits on mats outdoors during a satsang. Many wear rudraksha malas and some hold their hands in prayer or rest them on their knees. Women in the foreground wear dark red and orange saris with rudraksha necklaces, and a woman in white with a mala sits at the left edge. Behind them, rows of younger participants in orange sit close together before a red-walled building, with a white-robed figure and a blurred cloth-covered stand in the background. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2014-10-02August 12 20162016-08-12Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard under palm and tree cover. A shaven-headed young man in an orange-red unstitched cloth and red shawl stands at a stainless-steel altar holding a lit brass lamp, with brass oil lamps and bells on the table. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders kneel at the altar, one holding a red flower. Behind, several adults in white and orange-red garments stand with garlands, and a large group of orange-clad students, many with painted forehead marks, sit on the ground in rows. A tripod-mounted camera labelled NTV Live films the scene, and a painted red pillar and tall decorated pole frame the courtyard.2014-10-02Outdoor ritual gathering on striped mats where many women sit in rows wearing orange and red saris with rudraksha malas. A woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a dark beaded mala and sits beside a small clay cup and a flower garland. Others hold brass lamps, coconut shell cups and marigold garlands arranged on the mats. In the background, a red pillar and a statue of a standing figure with garlands sit near a live-streaming camera stand. The scene reads as a puja or satsang with devotees in ritual attire.2016-08-12Outdoor satsang on a paved courtyard before a red temple structure. Many women in saffron-orange saris with red borders sit cross-legged on mats, many wearing long rudraksha malas and braided fibre or bead ornaments. Some hold notebooks, a woman in front looks at a mobile phone, and a few women in white or pink saris sit or stand in the background. A tripod-mounted camera stands at right and a tree and red pillars frame the scene. The audience listens attentively to the discourse.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02Photo of a large group of women seated cross-legged on a floor in an outdoor courtyard before a red-painted temple wall. Most wear saffron-orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas; some wear maroon or red garments. Several have white tilak marks on their foreheads and hair in buns. A woman in the foreground on the left in a red sari with glasses and a rudraksha mala looks ahead. A small book and a green-covered booklet lie on the ground among them. Garlands hang on a dark statue base at upper left, and a man in a white shirt stands at the upper right.2014-10-03