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Outdoor photo on a hillside terrace with trees and a distant forested mountain behind. A seated figure in red and orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a red umbrella, with a red cushion before him. Nearby, several people in white and orange clothing sit on the floor in prayer; one standing person in white holds hands together. Brass vessels and a kalasha-like container stand on a mat in front, and a long table with metal bowls and offering plates sits to the right. A tripod-mounted camera is set up among the seated group. Standing devotees in orange shawls and dark clothes line the low wall at the left, watching the ritual. A puja or satsang-style gathering is taking place.2012-07-08July 15 20122012-07-15July 20 20122012-07-20July 08 20122012-07-08July 21 20122012-07-21February 03 20172017-02-03Outdoor session under a large banyan tree with many people seated on the ground in rows. At the left, a figure in red robes sits on a red velvet throne with gold trim on a red patterned rug, with long dark hair and a red shawl; this figure's appearance is uncertain for identity. Audience members wear white, orange, saffron and red clothing, several wear glasses or lanyards, and a bald man in a brown shirt sits in the foreground. A microphone stand and speaker are visible near the throne, and a stone basin sits beside the seated figure. Several figures in white and orange stand near the back. The crowd is large and fills most of the frame.2011-12-05July 08 20122012-07-08July 12 20122012-07-12A large open-air hall with a tall trident stand beside a gold-carved throne on the left, where a figure in red-orange robes and a headwrap sits with a bowl of offerings. Rows of monks and devotees in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on white cloth, many with palms pressed together. In the foreground, a woman in white with a red shawl sits facing the throne, her back to the camera. Behind them, a large seated audience in colourful saris, white and red shirts fills the hall under a glass roof with palm trees outside.2015-12-20Outdoor satsang under a large banyan tree at Adhi Kailasa, with a seated teacher in an orange-red cloth on a red velvet throne with gold trim. Behind him stands a deity murti decorated with red and orange garlands beneath a white carved arch. Dozens of devotees sit on mats in white and red-orange clothing, some in saffron shawls, a woman in a green sari at lower right, and a microphone stand to the right. Some older participants sit on chairs at the edges.2013-09-13September 09 20132013-09-09