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Outdoors in a courtyard, a person sits cross-legged on a small orange cushion inside a circle of grey ash or fine gravel, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over the head and body. A small brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout sits on the ground in front of them. Behind, a stack of firewood lies against a white building with red-framed doors, and several grey stone seated figures with tall headdresses are arranged along the courtyard, alongside green shrubs and a bicycle. The scene suggests a homa or ritual preparation, with a fire pit and offering vessel.

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A seated figure in orange saffron robes with the head and shoulders covered by an orange cloth sits cross-legged on an orange cushion placed on a raised pale stone platform. A brass kettle-shaped vessel with a spout and a brass plate sit nearby. Around him the ground is covered with pale ash in ring-shaped patterns, and rows of grey stone statues of seated deity forms with tall crowns stand in the background beside a stack of firewood and a blue tarpaulin. The figure is calm and facing sideways, with eyes lowered. Appearance is not sufficient to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role only.2010-07-24A man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised cushioned seat on an open dirt ground, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. His head is covered by a saffron cloth draped over his shoulders. Beside him stands a small brass kalasha-style pot. Behind him are grey stone pedestals and a carved stone deity murti partly visible, with red and white pillars and piled bricks in the background. Rough gravel surrounds the seat. The scene suggests a quiet outdoor meditation or puja setting.2010-07-24A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised orange cushion placed on a woven straw mat, inside a circular ring of grey ash and white powder on a paved courtyard. He wears an orange robe draped over his shoulders and body, with a red tilak on his forehead, and his hands rest in his lap. Beside him stands a brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind him are a red pillar, a tree and a low wall. Pink and white marks decorate the ground. The scene suggests a meditation or yoga session outdoors.2011-02-14 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a temple-style ground with dark stone deity sculptures and a white plinth draped in marigold and red garlands. A man in orange saffron robes with a head covering sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat within a ring of charred ash. A brass kalasha-style pot sits to his left, and white smoke rises beside him. Behind him, several people in white and a woman in a yellow shawl sit at similar ash rings. The scene suggests a fire ritual, with a rudraksha mala draped over the orange robe.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a person seated cross-legged in meditation on a raised circular platform in an open dirt courtyard, enclosed by a ring of white lime or ash. The person wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over the head and body, hands folded in the lap. A small brass vessel sits at the left edge of the platform. Beside them stands a white-painted square pedestal with a dark stone Nandi bull figure wrapped in garlands of yellow and red flowers, and a tall copper-coloured spire rises behind. Palm trees, a white building with green roof, a bamboo fence and stacked firewood fill the background, with small figures near the right edge. Woven mats lie on the ground to the right.2010-07-24A photograph of a man in orange robes seated cross-legged in meditation on a cushion and mat at the centre of a circular ground design of grey stones and coloured kolam rangoli patterns. His hands rest in his lap and his eyes are closed. Behind him stand rows of white statues and orange-walled buildings under palm trees. A small brass vessel sits on the mat beside him. The paved courtyard shows a garland-decorated pillar and a flagpole at the left edge.2011-02-17A man sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat in an outdoor temple courtyard, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a red bindi on his forehead, with long swept-back dark hair. Behind him stand dark stone deity sculptures and a white shrine structure. A brass kalasha-style pot sits beside him on pale gravel. Two women in white and yellow sit nearby in meditation, one in cream with an orange shawl, and the courtyard is lined with palm trees and a white wall.2010-07-08July 07 20102010-07-07Outdoor photo of a homa ritual in an ashram courtyard. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with red or yellow shawls sit on the sandy ground beside circular fire pits with ash and smoke rising. In the foreground a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an orange cushion beside a brass kalasha-style vessel, while another man in orange sits nearby. Behind them, stone deity murti figures stand along a low white building with a tin roof, green shrubs and a bamboo fence. About eleven people are visible.2010-08-08July 09 20102010-07-09A person in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat with an orange cushion, hands folded in the lap and eyes closed. A rudraksha mala hangs around the neck. Beside the seat stands a small brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout. The seat sits inside a circular ring of white stones on bare earth, with white stepped stone structures and red flower petals behind, and a dusty ground surface around.2010-07-27