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A photograph of a small outdoor discussion in a circular red-tiled sitting area with a low red brick wall. On the left, a man in an orange robe sits in a wooden chair, partly visible at the frame edge. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in white clothes with a purple-edged cloth sits cross-legged on the tiles, gesturing with one hand toward a circle of seated men in white kurtas and dhotis and dark shirts. Some wear rudraksha malas. Papers and a pen lie on the floor. Green plants with white flowers and red-leaved shrubs surround the area, and a white plastic chair sits at right.

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A photograph of a group sitting cross-legged on a red-tiled open pavilion with a thatched roof, surrounded by red-flowering plants and palms. In the foreground, a shaved-headed person in white robes with a purple-edged cloth sits facing the group, with papers on the floor in front. Around them, roughly fifteen people in white and light clothing sit in a circle, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. On the left, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits at the edge of the frame. A plastic water bottle and white plastic chairs are visible at the right.2005-12-15December 15 20052005-12-15A photograph of a group of participants seated on the floor of a open-sided pavilion with a terracotta-red tiled floor, dappled in shade. Most people wear white kurta-style clothing and white dhotis or trousers. In the foreground a young man in white sits cross-legged with his bare feet visible, facing away from the camera toward the group. Loose white paper sheets and a pen lie on the tiles. Around the circle, several seated participants in white face inward, and one person in an orange garment stands at the far left edge. Large red-leaved coleus plants frame the right side of the image, with greenery and a small structure visible beyond.2005-12-15December 19 20052005-12-19Outdoor photo of a seated discourse in a red-floored open pavilion with wooden posts and a thatched palm roof, surrounded by grassy trees. A figure in an orange robe sits on a raised red throne-like seat with a backrest, hands folded. Around him, about a dozen devotees sit on the floor and red benches in white shirts and white dhotis or kurtas, with one woman in a white shawl in the foreground and one person in a dark blue shirt. Tinsel strands decorate the posts and a white plastic chair sits beside the throne.2005-12-15A photograph of a seated group of devotees meditating outdoors on woven mats in a garden, with red-and-white striped walls and flowering plants behind them. Most wear white kurta-style clothes and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bald man in a light blue polo shirt and white dhoti sits with eyes lowered and hands resting on his knees, and beside him a young boy in white with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands folded. Other men with tilak markings sit behind them. No candidate for the named teacher is clearly visible, so no identification is made.2010-08-30July 23 20102010-07-23A photograph of a seated question-and-answer session on a red tiled floor under an open pavilion with red-leafed shrubs behind a low wall. A bald man in white robes with purple trim sits cross-legged at the lower left, facing a circle of about fifteen seated young men and a few women in white and light-coloured shirts; several wear rudraksha malas. A woman in an orange robe sits on a wooden chair at the upper left. Papers, a pen, a small black recorder and a booklet lie on the floor in the centre.2005-12-19A photograph of an open-sided thatched pavilion with a red-painted floor and red pillars, surrounded by red-leafed coleus plants. A group of about twenty men and some women in white ritual clothes sit on the floor and on white plastic chairs listening to a standing man in a white robe with an orange-saffron shawl at the back centre, in front of a red arched doorway. Several seated men wear orange-saffron shawls and one holds a small book. Sunlight and dry ground are visible outside the thatched structure.2006-10-22 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram scene with a large group of devotees in white clothes seated on mats across a tiled courtyard for a fire ritual. In the back, a man in white with a yellow garland sits before a smouldering fire pit piled with logs, near a row of stone deity murtis. A white-robed attendant stands at right near a kalasha-like white offering pedestal with a garland hanging above. Another man in orange-trimmed white sits on the porch at right beside sacks and buckets. Most devotees wear white shirts or white dhotis; a woman in white sits at front center.2010-07-23Outdoor satsang on a sandy courtyard beside a bright orange building with white and red painted trim, with flowering orange marigolds in the foreground bed. Dozens of seated devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, sit in rows on paving and a mat facing a small raised speaker area near the orange building. A tall speaker or teacher figure in white stands at the far front near a red table. Palm trees and a thatched shed line the background.2010-11-14April 16 20042004-04-16 +1 copies