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Outdoor photograph of a group of men and women seated on mats in a line on sandy ground, each within a circular ring of grey ash. Most wear white kurta-style clothing with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders; one woman in the back row wears an orange garment. Behind them are parked cars, a signboard with a map, and a black stone statue with a garland of orange and red flowers. The foreground man sits upright with eyes closed, appearing to meditate.

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Outdoor scene of a group of people seated cross-legged in meditation on bare ground arranged in rings of grey ash, each with a pale circular mat in the centre. Most wear white kurta-style clothes with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, hands in anjali mudra or resting in lap. One seated figure in the foreground, in white with a yellow shawl, has hands pressed together. Behind them stand white-plastered platforms and a tall ornate stone pillar with a kalasha-like top, a dark stone sculpture of a seated figure, palm trees and a thatched hut. A white SUV and a silver car are parked at left, and a directional map board stands near the huts. A single person in orange robes sits among the group at left. The photo is watermarked at the lower right.2010-07-15July 19 20102010-07-19Outdoor ritual scene in front of a building with a sign reading Sri Anandeswara Temple, with Kannada script on a smaller sign beside it. Several rows of people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged around circular fire pits of grey ash, with smoke rising between them. In the centre, a person in orange clothing sits facing the group. Palm trees, a white platform, a stone bull statue and parked vehicles are visible behind them, and a tall temple tower appears at the upper right.2010-07-07July 11 20102010-07-11July 19 20102010-07-19Outdoor photo of a Panchatapas ritual on bare earth with circular ash-filled fire pits. In the foreground a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged with hands folded, eyes lowered. Behind him a second man in white with a yellow shawl sits by a fire pit. A figure in orange saffron robes with a red mala sits on a wooden platform in the background. At right, a woman in an orange sari sits beside a pit. A red-and-white banner at upper right carries Kannada text. A woman in a purple sari and a seated elderly person in orange stand in the far background, with palm trees and thatched sheds behind.2010-07-19Outdoor photo of devotees seated in a row on sandy ground among smoldering fire pits filled with white ash and charred wood, a practice of sitting beside burnt-out fire beds. In the foreground a bare-footed man in white clothes with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting on his lap. Several other men in white with yellow shawls sit behind him in the line, and a woman in orange clothing stands further back near a silver SUV. Behind them stands a black stone Nandi bull statue garlanded with a red and yellow flower garland beside a white shrine structure, with palm trees and thatched huts in the background. A signboard with a map is visible at left. Five to six physical people are visible.2010-07-07Outdoor homa or yagna scene with smoke rising among trees. Several young men in white dhotis and white kurtas, with yellow scarves draped over their shoulders, sit cross-legged in shallow circular fire pits on bare earth, ringed with grey ash and charred logs. Their hands rest on their laps and their eyes are closed in meditation. A few more people stand or sit in the background through the haze.2010-07-11Outdoor scene of people seated in meditation on sandy ground inside circular rings of grey ash, a practice of Pancha Tapas (five fires). In the foreground a young man in white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. Further back, more men in white with yellow shawls sit in similar rings, and a figure in orange robes sits near a white-painted platform. A tall copper-coloured ceremonial flagstaff with an orange flag rises at right beside a white stupa-like structure with a bronze statue and a garlanded seated figure in white. Coconut palms, thatched huts, a silver SUV and a painted information board sit behind them under pale sky.2010-07-10Outdoor photo of three male devotees in white kurta and dhoti seated in meditation on small mats on scorched ground with black ash patches. The foreground man, with a shaved head and red tilak, wears an orange scarf draped over his shoulders and sits with hands in mudra on his knees. Behind him, two men in white with yellow shawls sit with eyes closed, one with hands joined in lap. An orange-painted plinth and yellow pillar appear at the top edge.2010-08-25A row of men sit cross-legged on sandy ground beside small fire pits filled with ash and smouldering wood, a ritual homa-style setting. Each wears white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl draped over the shoulders, and they appear to be in quiet meditation or prayer with eyes closed. Behind them stands a large black stone Nandi bull with a garland of red and yellow flowers, next to a white-painted shrine structure. A white SUV and a map board of the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Bidadi Ashram stand in the background, with palm trees and thatched huts nearby.2010-07-07Outdoor ritual scene on a sandy ground with several circular fire pits ringed by grey ash and charred wood, smoke rising from them. A young man in the foreground sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a white kurta and dhoti with a bright yellow shawl draped over his shoulders. Behind him, other men in white clothes with yellow shawls sit at their own fire pits, and a white structure stands in the background. The setting suggests a homa or yagna practice, with the fire pits visible as ritual circles.2010-07-11