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Outdoor photograph of a group of about twenty men seated cross-legged in meditation on bare ground inside circular rings of grey ash, the seated figures dressed in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. The nearest seated man in the foreground faces forward with hands resting on his lap. Behind them stands a tall red-and-white tapered pillar and two white stepped platforms, one topped with a dark stone deity murti, with coconut palms, a small thatched hut and parked cars at the edge of the courtyard. A lone figure in orange robes sits at the left side of the group. A map board stands near the thatched structure.

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Outdoor ashram courtyard with bare reddish-brown earth and tall palm trees. Around fifteen men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in a grid, each inside a circular ring of grey ash on the ground. A tall copper-coloured pillar stands in the background, beside white-washed stone pedestals and a dark stone deity murti. One figure in an orange robe stands at the left edge near a parked car. A signboard with a map stands at the left. The scene suggests a sitting meditation or ritual practice in a temple grounds setting.2010-07-14Outdoor photograph of people seated in a ring-shaped formation on sandy ground among palm trees. In the foreground a man in white kurta and white dhoti sits cross-legged within a circle of grey stones, wearing a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders. Behind him, several other seated participants in white clothes and yellow shawls are arranged in similar stone circles. A tall ornate column rises in the background, along with white-painted platforms and a dark deity murti on a pedestal. Thin smoke drifts up near the right side. A few orange-robed figures stand near a white SUV and a small thatched building on the left. Bright daylight with a pale sky.2010-07-10July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor photo of a ritual ground beside a tall copper-coloured dhwajasthamba flagpole and white stone platforms with a Nandi bull statue. Around a dusty courtyard, about a dozen men sit cross-legged in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls, seated inside circular ash-grey fire rings, many with smoke rising. A man in orange robes sits at the left edge, and a standing figure in white moves near the centre. Coconut palms and a banyan-style tree frame the scene under an overcast sky, with a parked silver SUV and a signboard at left.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor scene at an ashram courtyard of sandy ground with palm trees. Around two dozen men sit cross-legged in concentric rings of ash, each seated inside a circle outlined in grey ash. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders; one seated figure in front right wears white without a visible shawl. A lone figure in orange robes sits at the left edge. Behind them stands a tall tapering pillar, white platforms and a stone deity murti with garlands, under a grey sky. Smoke rises at the right.2010-07-05 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at an ashram-style grounds with palm trees and a tall copper-coloured pillar behind white plinths. About a dozen men in white dhotis and white kurtas, many with yellow shawls, sit cross-legged in meditation within circular fire pits of grey ash on sandy ground. Some men in the background stand among the trees, and smoke rises from the pits. Stone statues and a black stone sculpture sit on the white bases.2010-07-07Outdoor photograph of a ritual ground with many participants seated cross-legged in circular rings of ash on bare reddish earth, facing the same direction. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. One seated figure in the left foreground wears an orange robe. Behind them stand a tall copper-colored ceremonial pillar, a white stepped platform with a dark deity murti, and a black Nandi bull statue draped with garlands. Tall coconut palms and tropical greenery surround the grounds under an overcast sky.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJune 27 20102010-06-27Outdoor photo of a seated group practising meditation in an open courtyard of sandy earth under tall coconut palms. Dozens of people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in rows on mats and in circular marked patches of ground. In the foreground, several seated people in white shirts and trousers face the group, one wearing a grey shirt. Behind them stands a tall pillar with a carved top and a white plinth, beside a dark seated figure draped with a yellow and orange garland. Green vegetation and a white wall form the background.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor scene at an ashram-style site with palm trees and smoke rising in the background. Six men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats in a row, each within a circular ash-filled fire pit on bare reddish earth, eyes closed in meditation. The man in the foreground wears a yellow shawl and holds his hands together in his lap. Behind them stand white platforms and a tall copper-coloured kalasha-like finial, with a dark stone statue of a standing deity figure holding a staff on the left. Appears to be a homa or meditation practice performed by practitioners.2010-08-08Outdoor photo of an open dirt courtyard at a temple complex lined with coconut palms. About a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged inside circular rings of ash on the ground, in neat rows. At the left a man in white sits at the edge of a red-and-white platform beside a garlanded pillar with yellow and red flowers. Behind them stand white stepped pedestals, a tall ornamented ritual pillar, a dark stone deity murti and a small shrine structure. Several people in orange and saffron clothing stand near the left edge, and a white van and silver car are parked beside thatched huts.2010-07-14August 15 20102010-08-15