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Outdoor open-air satsang under a corrugated metal roof held up by poles, with palm trees around. Many people in white clothing sit on the ground and on chairs in rows facing a central raised red and white platform with a small pyramid-shaped structure. A red and gold kalasha-style monument stands at the back with incense smoke rising, and a figure in orange robes sits near the stage. Kolam-style white floral designs decorate the concrete floor. A banner with pictures hangs on a wall at left.

An outdoor ritual courtyard under a tall open canopy, with a tall orange-painted pillar and an orange-tiered base. A central figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised platform in front of the pillar, with a small lamp before them. Around the courtyard, a ring of people in white clothes sit cross-legged on small circular mats, several wearing yellow shawls. Coconut palms and grey stone deity murti and sculptures stand along the edges, and a white-and-red edged stone platform with a square opening sits in the foreground. Two women in blue and teal sit on mats at the left edge, and a figure in white sits at the right edge.

Outdoor ritual yard under a corrugated metal roof on wooden posts, open to palm trees. In the centre stands a tall red-and-white sacred column hung with garlands, beside a red stepped platform. Near the front, a raised concrete slab with a pyramid-shaped canopy and a small lamp sits on a striped red-and-white base. Around the yard, many people sit cross-legged on mats in white dhotis and yellow shawls, arranged in a row with small fire pits marked on the ground. One seated figure in orange robes sits closest to the centre, and a seated figure in red sits near the platform. A pile of firewood or ash mounds sits to the right and small deity sculptures line the left edge. Smoke rises in the bright sky.

An open-air courtyard of a temple-style ashram with palm trees behind. At the centre stands a tall orange-red shrine with a kalasha-like finial, and nearby a seated figure in an orange robe sits on a raised orange platform. Around the courtyard, a row of small square fire pits is occupied by seated people in white dhotis and shawls, some with ochre or yellow cloths, performing what appears to be a homa or yagna. Grey stone deity murti and carved figures line the back left. In the foreground a raised stone platform with a small covered box and a white floral kolam is shaded by a tent canopy, with a person in a maroon robe seated at the left edge and another in pink at the right.

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Outdoor ashram courtyard with palm trees and a low wall, where a group of people sit in meditation on small round ringed platforms. A tall white-and-red kalasha-style pillar stands beside a white stepped platform, with a central figure seated in orange robes at its base and a seated figure in orange nearby. Several people in white clothes and white head coverings sit in rows; some wear red shawls. A white-and-red striped raised platform with a small pyramid-shaped top occupies the foreground, with a few seated visitors at its edge. Stone sculptures and a small red signboard stand at the left. Smoke rises from a fire area on the right.

Outdoor satsang in an open pavilion with a palm-lined courtyard. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands with folded hands on a raised stage draped in orange and red cloth, with brass oil lamps and offerings in front of him. A large crowd of devotees dressed mostly in white sits on the ground in rows, with some women in pink and blue saris. Tall decorated pillars, hanging orange and multicoloured ceremonial streamers, stone sculptures and a stone pillar fountain form the backdrop.

Outdoor ashram courtyard surrounded by coconut palms, where a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts sits in meditation or puja on mats and on small ring-shaped fire pits with smoke rising. Several seated figures in yellow sashes sit cross-legged on the sand in front of a white shrine structure with a tall palm-trunk pillar. To the left, a figure in orange robes sits near a seated deity murti decorated with garlands. On the right, a row of seated devotees in white and grey watches from a paved area, and a child in red sits among them. A red-and-white striped platform edge runs along the foreground.

Wide outdoor photo of a covered open-air ceremony under a corrugated roof supported by yellow posts, with palm trees behind. Several dozen devotees in white clothes sit in rows on the tiled ground and a concrete platform, many on mats. At the centre, a red-and-white raised platform holds a small orange-clad figure seated before a tall red and orange ritual structure, with smoke rising nearby. A banner with a painted figure hangs on the left wall, and a few people in white stand near the edges. Ornate patterned floor designs and a row of stone statues appear in the background.

Outdoor open-air ritual courtyard with a tall orange-painted kalasha-style column and an orange square base at the centre, beneath a metal pergola frame with tall yellow poles. Behind it, black stone deity murtis stand on pedestals among palm trees. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe sits on a mat facing the front, and a seated figure in a rudraksha-adorned white outfit with yellow garland sits at the centre-left. Rows of people in white clothes sit cross-legged on mats around shallow circular pits on the ground, with more seated devotees on the right and left edges. A white-and-red striped platform with a red-roofed square altar sits in the foreground, and several people in white and light clothing are seated along its sides.

Outdoor ashram courtyard under a canopy with palm trees, where a group of people in white and orange sit on mats in a ritual setting. Several figures in saffron or orange robes sit cross-legged near a tall orange-red kalasha-topped structure garlanded with flowers, and white-clad participants sit in rows of seated devotees. A central square white platform with red and white striped base stands in the foreground, and dark stone deity murtis and statues are arranged along the left side. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at right, and a woman in an orange-bordered sari stands beside the platform. Small circular fire pits or ritual bases are spaced across the ground, with kolam designs drawn in front.