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Outdoor photo of a group of men in white dhoti-style clothing and yellow shawls seated cross-legged on bare sandy ground covered with grey ash and charred wood, beside a low wall and palm trees. In the foreground a man with a white tilak on his forehead and a white wristband sits on the left holding a small clay dish of ash, while white doves walk near him. Other seated devotees with rudraksha malas meditate with eyes closed, some with red tilak marks, in a homa-style fire pit setting.

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July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of a row of men seated cross-legged on bare sandy ground in an outdoor ashram setting with coconut palms behind them. They wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and several wear rudraksha malas. Their eyes are closed or lowered in meditation. Two white doves walk on the sand in front of them, and grey ash marks lie scattered on the ground. Behind them stand a small white building with a green roof, a woven bamboo fence, and stone sculptures at the right edge.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a group of seven young men seated cross-legged in meditation on a grey ash-covered ground outdoors. They wear white kurta-style clothing with yellow scarves draped over their shoulders and beaded necklaces. Two large white pigeons stand on a pale concrete platform in the foreground. Behind them are palm trees, a low brick wall, a wooden fence and a small blue sign.2010-07-15Outdoors in a sandy courtyard, a line of men sit cross-legged in meditation within a fire-ritual setup, with grey ash circles on the ground and thin smoke rising. In the foreground a young man in an orange robe and orange head covering, with a dark rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead, sits on a low wooden seat beside a brass vessel. Behind him others wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls and malas, hands resting in their laps. A white dove stands on a white stone ledge at right, and a white pillar with a garland is at left, with plants and a block wall behind.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a group of about ten people in white clothes seated cross-legged on bare dirt ground in front of a row of palm trees. Several seated people wear yellow shawls and a few wear orange shawls. Small fire pits with ash and charred remains sit on the ground around them, and a pile of firewood stands at the right. Two white pigeons walk on the ground in the foreground. A white structure and a dark stone sculpture appear at the left edge. The central seated figure, in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha-style mala, sits with eyes closed. Nobody is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance here.2010-07-27A photograph of a group of devotees seated cross-legged in meditation on a sandy ground outdoors, with palm trees and a white building with a green roof behind them. Their white clothes are paired with yellow shawls, and several wear rudraksha malas. Their hands rest in their laps or in namaskara position. Small smoking fire spots of ash are scattered on the ground in front of them, and two white pigeons walk nearby. A blue sign reads Ladies Toilet.2010-07-15A photograph of men seated cross-legged in meditation on a sandy, ash-dusted open ground in front of a white building with a green corrugated roof, palm trees behind and bamboo fencing beside. The men wear white dhoti-style clothing with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, some with rudraksha malas visible at the neck. Their hands rest in laps and their eyes are closed. Two white pigeons walk on the ground in the foreground. Statues of seated figures stand at the right edge, and a small blue sign is posted on the bamboo fence.2010-07-15Five 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.2010-07-08Outdoor photograph of a group of men seated cross-legged in meditation on a sandy ground among coconut palms. They wear white dhotis and white kurta-style tops with yellow shawls or scarves, and several have rudraksha malas. Their eyes are closed and hands rest in their laps. Each sits within a circle of pale ash or powder on the sand, and a low white structure and a dark stone block stand at the left edge beside a garden wall. The scene reads as a yoga or meditation session.2010-07-14Outdoor photograph of a group meditation near a white stone structure garlanded with flowers. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange robes with a draped orange shawl, dark rudraksha mala beads and a red bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands in lap on a low wooden platform, beside a small brass vessel. Behind and beside him, several men in white kurtas with yellow shawls sit in meditation on ash-covered ground, one with a white tilak mark on his forehead and rudraksha malas. A white dove sits in the blurred foreground. Palms and shrubs fill the background.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of several men in white dhoti-style clothing with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas seated cross-legged on sandy ground in open circular fire-pit areas with grey ash. Smoke rises in the background among coconut palms, a wooden fence, a concrete wall and flowering plants. The foreground man sits with hands folded in prayer and eyes closed, while others sit with eyes closed or hands in lap and one stands at the rear.2010-07-08