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Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with black stone sculptures and an orange-red shrine structure behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on the ground at center, with a garland of yellow and orange marigolds on the orange shrine to his right. Around him, a row of people in white garments sit facing him, including a woman in an orange shawl at left and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border. In the foreground, many people seated from behind in white clothes face the front, including a person in a deep blue head covering and one in a black and white patterned shawl. Red and white curbing and a few flowering plants frame the scene.

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Outdoor ritual gathering in a courtyard with a palm-lined backdrop and an orange-red shrine structure. Many people in white clothes sit on the ground facing a small fire pit and a dark stone deity murti on a raised platform. A central figure in saffron-orange robes sits near the fire, and several priests in white and yellow shawls sit around the pit. Devotees in white and in headscarves and dark clothing sit in rows in the foreground among flowering plants and marigolds. A smoke-filled small fire area with offerings sits in the middle. A central figure in orange appears to be leading the sitting. Several people appear to be meditating or chanting with the group.2010-08-25A photograph of an outdoor ritual gathering at an ashram courtyard with black stone deity murti and orange temple structures behind. In the centre, a person in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a raised mat facing the seated congregation. Several people in white robes with yellow sashes sit on mats around small fire pits with ash, and a person in orange sits at the left. Devotees in white clothes sit in rows in front, along with a person in a dark blue head covering and a person in a patterned sari. Marigold and red flowers and a flower garland on a black stone statue are visible, with palm trees and a water basin at the left edge. Roughly twenty-five people are visible.2010-08-25Outdoor ashram scene with a seated figure in an orange saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala, eyes closed in meditation, sitting on a low mat in front of black stone sculptures of deities and a Nandi bull with garlands. Around him, several women in white saris with gold borders sit on the ground, and a large group of devotees in white shirts and dhotis sits in rows facing him, some wearing caps and one woman in a dark blue head covering. A brass oil lamp stands on the ground beside the seated figure, and a fire pit with ash lies in the foreground. Red-and-white painted low barriers and orange temple plinths complete the setting. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person by his saffron clothing and mala, though this is uncertain.2010-08-25A photograph of a outdoor temple courtyard with grey stone sculptures of deities and animal figures along the back, a tall white pillar with a flower garland at right, and palm trees behind. In the centre, a man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a white platform in meditation, with a small brass vessel and a smoking incense or fire pot beside him. Several people in white and yellow or orange robes sit on the ground around the platform, and two onlookers in white clothes face away from the camera in the foreground, one with long black hair and one grey-haired, partly framed by green leaves. Four to five seated and standing figures are visible in total.2010-07-04Outdoor photograph of a seated congregation in white clothing facing a central figure in orange robes seated cross-legged on a raised platform in a palm-fringed courtyard. Marigolds in the foreground frame the scene. Behind the seated figure stand a red-and-white painted plinth, tall colourful striped poles with decorative panels, stone sculptures, and a hanging banner with a printed illustration. Two standing figures in white dhotis and shawls are near a pillared shrine on the right. Several people in the front rows wear orange cloth wraps. The figure in orange wears no visible distinctive adornments beyond the robe, so identity is not established.2010-11-13Outdoor ashram scene under palm trees: a crowd of devotees seated on the ground in white clothes, several women in blue and white headscarves, watching a ritual area. Two figures in white sit near a small fire pit with smoke rising, and a standing figure in an orange robe with an orange shawl stands in the centre. To the right, a black stone statue of a seated deity sits on an orange pedestal draped with a white cloth and a garland of orange and white flowers. Orange-painted walls, tall yellow poles, a green map board and scattered orange marigolds in the foreground complete the setting.2010-08-25December 18 20102010-12-18Outdoor satsang on a paved courtyard beside an orange-red compound wall. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low raised seat, facing a crowd of seated devotees in white shirts and trousers. Behind him a large black stone Nandi bull statue, draped in a red garland and white flower strands, rests on a red pedestal. A brass kalasha/water vessel sits near the seated teacher. Devotees fill the foreground, mostly men, some with light-coloured shirts and some in striped shirts. Potted trees and a red pillar frame the scene. Appearance-based label: a person, seated teacher in saffron robes with long hair and mala, the qualifying cues being the saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.2011-06-05Outdoor photo of a ritual gathering at a temple-style open courtyard with black stone deity statues and red-and-white painted signs. A central figure seated on a mat wears a saffron-orange robe draped over the head and a dark rudraksha mala, with a brass kalasha/oil lamp placed in front. Two women in white with yellow shawls sit nearby, one in an orange wrap at left, and several seated devotees in white and light blue shirts, a figure in a navy headscarf, and a bald man in white face away from the camera in the foreground. A stone orange pedestal at right holds a bust garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. Smoking embers of a fire pit lie at left.2010-08-25Outdoor satsang in a temple courtyard. A seated figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised mat in front of a seated audience of devotees wearing white and casual clothes. Behind him stand a row of carved stone deity murti and a red-and-orange shrine pillar with a seated stone bull garlanded in orange flowers. Red pillars and a white-and-red stepped platform frame the scene, with palm trees beyond the wall.2010-12-18December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor ashram courtyard with a seated group in white and yellow clothing around low ash-covered fire pits in the foreground, and a central figure in saffron-orange robe with an orange shawl seated on an orange cushion near a black stone Nandi bull draped with a garland, flanked by carved stone deity panels and a palm frond in front. Several seated devotees in white and pale shirts face the platform, watching the ritual. Palm trees and a stone structure with a tall decorated pillar stand behind. The central saffron-clad figure appears to be a sannyasi leading the rite, though the appearance is uncertain and no reliable identification is made.2010-07-15