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Outdoor photograph of a group performing a seated ritual on bare sandy ground at an ashram. In the foreground, a figure in orange robes with rudraksha mala beads sits cross-legged on a raised stone platform inside a ring of ash, with a brass vessel placed before him. Behind him, about five men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in a row on the ground, also within ash rings. Behind them stand a white building with red doors and windows, stone statues in rows and a bicycle. Orange cloth hangs in the doorway on the right and sacks lie near the wall.

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August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesA photo of a group meditation outdoors on a dusty ground with a small pile of grey ash or stone chips. In the foreground a man with long dark hair tied back sits cross-legged in saffron-orange robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees. Beside him is a brass kendi or oil vessel. Behind him several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation, and a row of stone statues and a red signboard appear in the background beneath thatched fencing.Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged on a mat in meditation with eyes closed, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck, long dark swept-back hair. Beside him to the left, a shaven-headed man in white clothes with an orange cloth over his shoulder sits by a raked ash line. A brass kalasha-style vessel is at the lower right. Behind them are palm trees, a white building with red window frames, a small red pedestal with a garland, and a few more seated people in the background.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA seated figure in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, eyes closed in meditation, with a red bindi on the forehead and a long rudraksha mala draped over the chest. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at the left edge. Around him on the bare ground are about five other seated participants in white ritual clothes: several wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, one wears an orange top, and a woman in orange sits behind. The ground is covered with grey ash and charred wood from a fire pit, with a bamboo fence and palm trees in the background. The scene suggests a fire ritual being observed in meditation.2010-07-27September 04 20102010-09-04 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20102010-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20102010-09-14Outdoor photo of a courtyard meditation at an ashram under palm trees. A central figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat in front of a red stepped pedestal topped by a tall orange pillar garlanded with flowers, with a black stone deity murti seated on the pedestal. Around him, about a dozen seated devotees in white dhotis and yellow, orange and white garments sit in meditation on individual circular mats. Behind them stand dark stone sculptures of deities and figures on red-tagged bases, with palm and tropical foliage beyond. In the foreground a white stone platform holds a small stepped pyramid-shaped object with a kalasha-like finial. The central figure is an appearance-based candidate, with orange robes and a crowned-looking hairstyle, but the face and presentation are not distinct enough to confirm identity, so this is marked unsure.2010-09-20A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat in an open outdoor courtyard. He wears an orange saffron robe, a long rudraksha mala of dark beads across his chest, and a red tilak on his forehead, with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. A brass kalasha stands at his left side. Behind him is a large black stone deity murti decorated with a garland of yellow, red and orange flowers, set on a white pedestal. Around the seated man, ash-covered ground forms a circle with white kolam designs and scattered flower petals. Palms and a flowering plumeria tree fill the background, and two men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit meditating at a distance on the right, with a third figure standing among them.2010-07-07A photograph of an outdoor meditation setting with palm trees and frangipani shrubs. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, wearing an orange saffron wrap, orange dhoti and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him, a second man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl sits on the ground with eyes closed. Two more men in white are partly visible near an orange-painted structure and metal railing at left. A small brass vessel sits on the ground at lower left, and a few embers or ash lie on the sandy ground.2010-09-13July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of an outdoor courtyard with a red-orange stepped shrine platform and a tall orange-and-gold pillar at its centre. A seated figure in orange robes with an orange shawl sits cross-legged in front of the shrine on a raised mat with a small brass lamp, and a dark stone deity murti in front of the shrine is garlanded with yellow-orange flowers. Around the courtyard, about a dozen people sit in meditation on mats in white and yellow-white clothes, some wearing orange shawls. Dark stone statues stand on the left among palm trees and greenery, and a white stone platform with a pyramid-shaped canopy lies in the foreground.2010-09-20