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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a sandy open-air site lined with coconut palms and large shade trees. A central figure sits cross-legged on a low platform, eyes closed, hands resting in the lap, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala. Before him on the sand stands a polished golden vessel. Behind and to the sides, several seated people wear white garments with yellow shawls. To the left, a white structure holds a large dark statue with red and garland decorations, and a low tiled-roof building with a red door stands at right. The appearance-based label is a person: the figure wears saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, and the page states a person was at this event. Tying the figure to a role, he is the central meditating figure seated before the golden vessel.

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July 23 20102010-07-23A man in orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a sandy ground in a palm-fringed village setting. He wears a long rudraksha mala and has his hands folded in his lap with eyes closed. Beside him stands a white-painted plinth holding a black stone Shivalinga with white and red offerings, and a tall wooden post with carvings. To the right, several people in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in the background, and a thin smoke trail rises near a hut. A brass vessel sits in front of the meditating man. Coconut palms and a clear sky frame the scene.2010-07-10July 23 20102010-07-23A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised circular platform outlined with grey gravel, with a brass vessel placed in front of him. Behind him, a row of people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in similar circles on sandy ground. To the left stands a white plinth beside a copper-coloured pillar and a black stone deity murti garlanded with red flowers. Tall coconut palms and a small white building with a green roof frame the scene, with smoke rising in the background.2010-07-10 +3 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man seated in meditation on an orange cushion at the centre of a sandy outdoor ground dotted with ash-filled fire pits. He wears a saffron-orange shawl and robe, a dark rudraksha mala, and a small red tilak on his forehead, with hands folded in his lap and eyes closed. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout sits in the foreground. Behind him, several participants in white ritual clothes, some with yellow shawls and white mala necklaces, sit in meditation among coconut palms, with a white building and a bamboo fence in the background. The scene suggests a sacred fire ritual or pancha-tapas practice.2010-07-23A photograph of an outdoor yagna site with palm trees behind. In the centre, a man in saffron robes, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged in meditation on a saffron cushion atop a woven mat, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits in front of him. Around him, several men in white dhotis wear yellow or saffron shawls and sit in meditation at small fire pits marked in ash on the bare ground. Two white-clad figures sit at the left and right edges, and a man in white stands in the background near a blue tarpaulin. A patch of stone deity murtis sits to the right beside a small orange shrine.2010-08-26Outdoors in a palm-lined garden, a seated man in a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala sits in meditation on a raised cushion over a mat, hands resting in his lap, eyes closed, with a brass kalasha-style vessel placed in front of him. Behind him, several other men in white dhoti and shawls sit cross-legged on mats in meditation, with a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange and red flowers at left. A red-painted stone platform and small rows of seated stone figures line the courtyard, and a tall bamboo pole rises in the centre. Mango and coconut palms frame the scene.2010-09-20October 08 20102010-10-08Outdoors in a palm-fringed compound, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a stone platform with eyes closed, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a small brass bowl near his hand. Behind him, several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation on raised ash-covered ground, with a thin smoke rising from a fire. A bamboo fence, a white building with a green roof and blue sign, and a row of stone statues line the background.2010-07-10A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat atop a raised circular platform of ash or grey granules, with pink and white kolam lines around the edge. A brass kalasha-style vessel rests before him. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders and he sits with eyes closed in meditation. Behind him, coconut palms, an orange-roofed building and a row of white seated statues line an open outdoor courtyard, with a tall brass ring frame overhead.2010-10-10Outdoor photo of a seated meditation or ritual gathering on a bare sandy ground with coconut palms and a white building behind. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears a saffron-orange garment, sitting cross-legged on a mat with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees; a small brass vessel sits beside him. Behind him several men in white dhotis sit in rows on mats and cloths, some bare-chested with white shawls. Shallow square pits with ash-like residue are arranged across the ground, and bamboo fencing and a statue appear at the right.2010-09-14A photograph of a man seated in meditation on a raised stone platform outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a red bindu on his forehead; long hair falls to his shoulders. A small brass kalasha vessel sits at his left side. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit in rows on raised mats among scattered gravel, under coconut palms, with smoke rising in the background and a white structure at left.2010-07-10