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A photograph of a meditating sannyasi seated cross-legged on a raised stone platform in an outdoor compound. The central figure wears a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and a long dark rudraksha mala, with a red bindi on his forehead and eyes closed, hands resting on his lap. A brass kalasha-style pot sits at his left. Behind him, two men in white ritual clothes sit in meditation with hands folded, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Around them the ground is covered with grey ash and shallow pits.

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A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged in meditation on a small wooden platform outdoors. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over his shoulders and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with hands resting open on his knees. A small brass vessel stands at his left. Behind him, a white statue with a black base is garlanded with yellow, orange and red flower garlands. Two more men in white dhotis sit in the background among palm trees and plumeria, on a bare ground with ash-like white patterns. The setting appears to be a sacred outdoor ritual space.2010-07-07A man with a red bindi and long dark hair sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden seat, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala of dark seeds around his neck. A small brass vessel sits at lower left. Behind him is a white ceremonial structure draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers, and palm trees stand in the background. Two men in white ritual clothes sit on ash-covered ground to the right, one with a yellow shawl, both in meditation or prayer.2010-07-14July 23 20102010-07-23July 23 20102010-07-23A 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.2010-07-27July 23 20102010-07-23September 02 20102010-09-02 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual yard with sandy ground and scattered ash. In the foreground a man with long dark hair tied back sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, wearing an orange saffron shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, eyes closed, hands resting over a brass kettle-like vessel. Behind him a second man in orange robes sits on the ground, and several people in white clothes with orange or red cloths sit further back amid smoke from a fire. Small green shrubs, a white building with a red door and a tiled roof sit in the background, along with a plastic water bottle and a folded mat.2010-08-08A 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.2010-07-07September 12 20102010-09-12July 23 20102010-07-23August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copies