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An outdoor ritual on a dusty ground in front of a white single-storey building with red doors and a tiled roof. In the left foreground, a person in saffron-orange robes with a draped orange shawl sits cross-legged before a brass vessel, with a long swept-back hairstyle and a rudraksha-style bead garland visible. Around this seated figure, several men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit in a row, and smoke rises from ash or embers on the ground. A bald man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands in the centre, with two more men in white and a seated group on the right near a red-and-white striped railing. A pigeon walks across the foreground. Garlands of marigolds hang on a pillar at right.

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July 07 20102010-07-07July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated meditation or sadhana gathering on sandy ground. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a draped orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, sits cross-legged with hands folded in the lap, eyes closed. Behind and beside him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit in rows. Small ash or ember piles form a ring in front, with a brass vessel placed nearby. Stone sculptures of seated figures and a white pillar appear at the edges, and two pigeons, one grey and one white, walk on the ground in the foreground.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of an outdoor sitting session on a dirt ground in front of a white single-storey building with a corrugated roof. In the left foreground a man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron wrap sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform, with a brass vessel beside him and a rudraksha mala visible at his neck; he has short hair and no distinctive long hair, crown or ornate gold adornment, so the figure cannot be confidently matched to a person. Behind him about six men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit in a row on gravel, some with hands on their laps. A white dove and a grey pigeon walk on the dirt in the middle distance. Stone statues and potted plants sit along the building wall, and a scooter is parked at the right.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group on bare ground in front of a white-walled building with a tiled roof. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with a draped shawl and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a wooden platform beside a brass vessel, eyes closed. Behind him, a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts wear yellow shawls and sit in meditation, with grey stone statues and potted plants along the wall. A white pigeon walks on the dirt in the middle distance.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor photograph of a seated sadhaka in saffron-orange robes with a draped hood over the head and a rudraksha mala around the neck, sitting cross-legged on a wooden platform at the center of a circle of grey ash. A brass kalasha-like vessel sits in front of him. Around him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit in meditation on the ground. Two white pigeons and one grey pigeon walk on the sandy ground in the foreground. Behind them are a white stone pillar, a thatched fence, white buildings, a bicycle, and grey stone statues.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a ritual fire at an open dirt courtyard beside a white building with a corrugated roof and red doors. A large black stone Nandi bull with red and yellow garlands sits at left. A figure in an orange saffron robe with a draped head covering sits cross-legged at the centre near a smoking fire, with a brass vessel nearby. Two women in cream saris with orange sashes sit at left, and several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit in a row on the right and near the fire. A white pigeon and a grey pigeon walk on the ground in the foreground. Palm and shade trees fill the background.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a dusty courtyard in front of a low white temple building with a red-trimmed doorway and a tiled roof, palm trees behind. A woman in an orange sari sits cross-legged on the sand with a rudraksha-style necklace, facing the building. Several people in white clothes sit on the ground to the left and centre, and a standing man in white with a yellow shawl stands near the doorway. Two white pigeons walk on the sand in the foreground. A striped white and red wall and a red-and-yellow garland hanging on a pole sit at the right, and a grey statue is visible inside the doorway.2010-07-02 +1 copies