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An outdoor photograph of a large group of devotees seated on the ground in a palm-fringed courtyard for a meditation or sitting session. Most wear white clothing, and many women have long dark hair in braids or buns. Some sit on striped woven mats and cloth mats, while others sit on the bare earth and a stone platform. Near the back left, a single figure in an orange robe sits apart from the rest. Behind them are white stone structures, a tall lamp post, small bushes and a row of small white buildings. Several people appear to be sitting with eyes closed or hands folded. Green plants fill the lower foreground. The scene appears to be a gathering of about forty to fifty people, though only a portion are clearly visible.

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Outdoor photo of a sacred ground at an ashram with palm trees and white single-storey buildings behind. Dozens of devotees sit in rows on mats and a raised platform. Most wear white clothes, with some in saffron-orange and pink saris. A figure in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on a white seat near the front left, facing the gathering. Behind him, a seated group in white clothes faces the same way near a row of small lamps and stacked firewood beside a fire pit with offerings. A stone bull statue with a garland stands at the left edge beside a white shrine pillar. Green leaves and flowering plants frame the foreground. The scene appears to show a group sitting session or ritual observance.2010-07-23Outdoor scene at an ashram courtyard under palm trees: many devotees, mostly women in white and cream clothes with some in orange, sit on mats and cloth facing a central figure in an orange robe seated near white ritual platforms. A tall ornate sacred pillar with a kalasha-like top stands at left, with small white shrine structures and a fire pit with logs nearby. Other people in white sit scattered on the ground, some with folded hands in meditation or prayer. Red brick borders and potted green plants frame the foreground.2010-07-23July 23 20102010-07-23July 23 20102010-07-23July 23 20102010-07-23July 23 20102010-07-23July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram courtyard with a tall copper-coloured pillar and white raised platforms among palm trees. Dozens of devotees sit on striped mats in rows, mostly women in white and pastel saris and salwar kameez, with some in orange and red. A few seated figures wear orange robes. A dark stone sculpture of a seated deity stands at left beside white plinths, and a standing person in white moves near the centre. Single-storey white and red ashram buildings line the right side. The scene suggests a group meditation or satsang gathering.2010-07-04Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees seated on mats in a palm-lined courtyard, facing a central figure in an orange robe seated on a white stone platform. Many people wear white or pastel clothing, a woman in a teal sari sits in the foreground, and several women wear head coverings. Several other seated figures in orange and white are spread across circular patterned mats, with white stone shrines, a tall ornate pillar and a small thatched-roof building behind them. Palm trees fill the background under a bright sky.2010-07-10July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram scene under tall palm trees: a large group of devotees sits cross-legged on striped woven mats across sandy ground. Many wear white or cream clothes, while others wear pink, red, blue and orange garments; a few women in orange saris sit in front. A tall copper-coloured flagstaff stands behind white stepped platforms, and a black Nandi bull statue with garlands and a dark lingam-like shrine sits beside them. Small white buildings with red doors frame the right side, and a person in orange robes stands near the centre of the seated group. Smoke rises faintly.2010-07-03 +2 copies