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Evening outdoor satsang under trees. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a rust-orange robe, a gold-and-white beaded garland and gold armbands, sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, smiling and gesturing with one hand while holding a white cup. Beside him stands a dark deity murti with blue-green drapery, a red-and-white flower garland and a crown. Seated devotees in front and to the right wear white, orange, grey and patterned saris and salwar, some with white head coverings. A microphone stands at left.

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Outdoor evening satsang beneath dark trees. A bearded man with long swept-back hair sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a rust-orange cloth, a thick yellow-orange flower garland and gold bangles, one arm raised mid-speech. Probable Swamiji (long hair, ornate gold throne, garland, saffron-toned clothing). To his left a dark stone deity murti in blue-green garments and a flower garland stands on a pedestal beside a silver shrine panel. Around him about forty devotees sit on the ground facing him; women in saris and shawls, a small girl in front, and a microphone stand is visible at the throne. Aerial roots of a large banyan tree frame the right side.2016-11-11November 11 20162016-11-11November 11 20162016-11-11Night outdoor satsang under trees. A bearded man with long hair wearing an orange-brown garment, a rudraksha-style garland and ceremonial gold necklaces sits cross-legged on an ornate golden throne with hands folded in teaching gesture, a microphone stand before him. A large audience of seated devotees fills the foreground. Behind him a blue-clad deity murti with a crown and jewelled garlands stands in a golden arched niche framed by hanging vines and a fan. a person is seated as speaker.2016-11-11November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11Night outdoor satsang photographed from behind a crowd of seated devotees with many heads and shoulders in the foreground. A bearded man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala stands out, seated on an ornate gold-rimmed throne with a red cushion, wearing an orange-brown robe and a garland of yellow flowers; his hand is raised in a teaching gesture. Two attendants in orange and white sit to his left, one holding a long-handled fan or chamara-like staff. Behind him a large blue-and-gold deity murti in an arched stone niche is set among banyan roots and hanging aerial vines. Several dozen people are visible, many with white hair and bright clothing. Swamiji (probable) is the presenter on the throne, identified by long hair, a mala, a flower garland and orange robe, and is shown in person.2016-11-11November 30 20162016-11-30November 11 20162016-11-11November 30 20162016-11-30Outdoor evening satsang in a garden of trees and hanging aerial roots. A man with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style beaded mala-type garland and an orange-red garment sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, speaking with his hand raised toward the audience; a microphone stands before him. Behind him is a black stone deity murti with a teal-blue cloth backdrop, garlands, and ornate gold and turquoise adornments. A seated man in white beside him holds a mic-side posture. Dense rows of devotees, many women with braids and saris, sit on the ground facing the throne.2016-11-11Night outdoor satsang under trees strung with hanging vines. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and rudraksha-style adornment sits on a red velvet sofa-style seat behind a microphone stand, a probable Swamiji by appearance cues. Beside him a second person in dark clothing sits closer to the audience. Behind them stands a dark stone deity murti with four arms, wearing a turquoise draped cloth, a red-and-orange head wrap, a gold-and-colored necklace and flower garlands. An ornate silver arch frames the altar. Dense rows of seated devotees, many with their backs to the camera, fill the foreground, including a blonde woman and bald man. A white air-conditioning unit and lamps light the scene.2016-11-11