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Outdoor scene on bare red earth beneath a large tree with a thick trunk. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on woven mats, while women in salwar kameez and saris sit on blue plastic chairs and mats nearby. Behind them a purple-draped enclosure is decorated with banana plants, white pillars and red-and-white striped barriers, with a hill and a red-roofed building in the background. A standing man in white is in the centre-right. A green hose runs across the ground. The gathering appears to be a seated audience at a religious event.

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Outdoor gathering on a dirt ground at a public event. Two men in front sit cross-legged on woven mats, both in white shirts and white dhotis; the nearer man wears a red tilak mark and a rudraksha-style bead mala, and the man behind him in a white shirt sits on a mat. Behind them women in colourful saris, one in cream with floral patterns and one in white with orange dots, sit on blue plastic chairs and mats. A green hose runs across the ground, a red-and-blue bag lies on a mat, and a red-and-white striped barrier is behind. Several other people stand or sit in the background.2010-12-29Outdoor gathering on bare earth under a tent canopy with purple and green cloth and string decorations. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on woven mats, with one man in front holding a small object. Women in sarees and salwar sit on blue plastic chairs and on the ground behind them, and a man in white stands at the upper right near a row of flower-filled trays on a red and white bordered platform. A green hose runs across the ground.2010-12-29May 13 20132013-05-13February 16 20072007-02-16Outdoor photo of a large seated gathering on bare sandy ground, most people sitting cross-legged on woven mats with purple, red and green borders while pressing palms together in anjali. Many wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, some with lanyards and name badges. Standing figures in white and a man in an orange-and-white shirt watch from the back and left edges. Banana plants, a red structure and a tall pole are visible behind the crowd.2010-07-24Outdoor gathering on a dirt ground with red-and-white striped barriers behind. Three men in plain white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged on woven mats in the foreground; the man on the left has a tilak mark and a moustache, and the man on the right has grey hair. Behind them, women in saris and salwar-style outfits sit on blue plastic chairs and mats, and an older woman in a white sari sits on the ground. A green hose lies on the ground at right. The scene reads as a seated public assembly, with no visible deity, throne or stage, and no clearly identifiable Swamiji in view.2010-12-29July 11 20102010-07-11November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a ritual gathering in an open dirt courtyard beside a whitewashed building and palm trees. Many men sit in rows on striped woven mats, most wearing white dhotis and white shirts, some in checked shirts. A tall pole wrapped in yellow and red flower garlands stands on a red-brown base at centre. Further back, a figure in orange robes sits near a small ritual setup, with other white-clad participants seated nearby. A thatched shelter and a parked silver SUV are visible.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on bare ground under a pavilion decorated with banana-leaf and palm-frond festoons, and tall striped cloth pillars in blue, orange and red with floral motifs. Most men in the foreground wear white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas; several sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, and one front-centre man has hands folded in his lap. Behind them a dense crowd of hundreds of seated and standing devotees, with women in saris and some in white.2007-01-01Outdoor photo of a large seated congregation on a dirt ground under a corrugated metal roof supported by steel posts, with coconut palms overhead. Many devotees in white clothes sit on mats facing a central area, where a red-cloth-covered table and a red pillar structure stand. An orange-walled building with white-and-red striped trim is at left, and a tall red-and-white pole rises at right beside a small deity shrine. Some people in white sit on the right; a figure in an orange-brown garment sits near the front center. The scene reads as a satsang gathering.2010-09-19Outdoor 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.2010-11-14