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Outdoor scene of devotees seated cross-legged on sandy ground with ash-grey patches, eyes closed in meditation. Two men in front wear white kurta-style shirts and white dhoti-style trousers with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. The man on the left has a vertical tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, hands clasped in his lap. The man on the right sits with one hand raised to his cheek and bangles on his wrist. A third seated devotee in white and yellow is partly visible at the right edge, and a grass lawn and a woven bamboo fence stand behind them.

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Outdoor meditation scene on bare ground strewn with ash and charred debris. In the foreground a bald man in white clothes and a white dhoti with a red border sits cross-legged on a mat with eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, wearing a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala with an amber pendant. Behind him, three or more men in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation. White stupa-like structures and a stone naga sculpture stand in the background among palm trees.2010-08-07Outdoor photo of several devotees meditating seated on the ground amid blackened fire pits and ash on bare earth. In the foreground a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala sits eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. Behind him a shaven-headed man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti with a mala sits cross-legged, and at right another man in white with a yellow shawl sits with hands folded. A barefoot figure in white walks at upper left, and a woodpile is visible in the background.2010-07-22July 20 20102010-07-20Five men in white dhotis and white kurtas sit cross-legged on sandy ground covered with grey ash, a homa or yagna site. Each wears a yellow shawl draped over the shoulders, and several have rudraksha malas around their necks. They sit with eyes closed in meditation, hands resting in their laps. Behind them are a bamboo fence, a palm tree, a concrete wall and a small smouldering fire pit with logs. Yellow-clad priests perform the ritual while a sign is visible in the background.2010-07-08July 05 20102010-07-05July 05 20102010-07-05July 05 20102010-07-05Several men in white ritual clothes sit cross-legged on sandy ground in meditation with eyes closed, beside a dark stone pedestal or yagna structure and a palm tree. The man in front centre wears a yellow shawl over white clothes, a red-brown rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. The man at left front wears a white kurta and a red-brown mala with a pendant. Behind them, another man in white has a red mark on his forehead, and a further man in white sits at the back right. Grey ash and burnt debris cover the ground, with small smoke trails near the fire site.2010-07-01July 19 20102010-07-19July 05 20102010-07-05Five men sit cross-legged with eyes closed on sandy ground, meditating in a row beside shallow ash-filled fire pits (panchatapas-style). They wear white kurta-style tops and white dhoti-like trousers. Several wear yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and some wear rudraksha malas. Behind them stand palm trees, frangipani blossoms and a low concrete wall. The man in front, wearing a yellow shawl and a wristwatch, sits with hands resting on his knees. No individual in the image is identified as a person.2010-07-23July 19 20102010-07-19