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Outdoor photograph of a seated meditation or panchatapas-style gathering on bare ground beside grey stone sculptures. A central man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head cover sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with eyes closed and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Around him, women in white and cream clothing sit in meditation; one woman on the left wears an orange shawl. A brass kalasha stands near the central figure, with small piles of ash or embers scattered on the ground. Blurred heads of seated onlookers fill the foreground, and a white stone pedestal and a parked red scooter appear at the right edge.

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July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07A photograph of an outdoor meditation session beside stone sculptures of deities. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, with a brass kalasha-style vessel placed beside him on the ground. Behind him, a woman in a yellow scarf and white clothes sits on the left, and two women in white garments, one with a red shawl and one wearing a beaded necklace, sit on the right, all meditating. Behind them are large grey stone sculptures and a palm tree. A stone pathway and a grass patch lie in the foreground.2010-08-02 +1 copiesJuly 22 20102010-07-22July 09 20102010-07-09July 23 20102010-07-23Outdoor 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 copiesA man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat in an outdoor ritual area, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap in meditation. Behind him, three women in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the sandy ground beside ash-covered circles, apparently participating in the same practice. Grey ash is scattered around, a small golden kalasha pot sits to his left, and a white stone platform with a garland of red and yellow flowers stands at right. Stone statues and carved pillars are in the background.2010-07-08Outdoor photograph of a seated group in a sunlit courtyard of dirt and gravel. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with hands folded, eyes closed, beside a small brass oil lamp on a grey mat. Behind him, a white pillar-shaped shrine is garlanded with yellow and red marigold flowers, and a dark stone deity murti is partly visible. Four women and one older woman in white clothes with yellow and orange shawls sit meditating on circular platforms ringed with grey ash, some with hands resting on their laps. A pigeon walks on the white ledge in the lower right, and palm and frangipani plants stand behind a low wall.2010-08-10 +1 copiesA man in orange sannyasi robes sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion on a raised wooden platform outdoors. He has long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, with hands folded in his lap. A brass kalasha stands before him on the ground. Behind him, three women sit in meditation on ash-covered ground, two in orange shawls over white saris and one in a white sari. Grey stone deity murti sculptures, including a Shiva-Parvati group and a cobra-hooded figure, surround the scene under palm trees, with smoke rising from the ground.2010-07-07Outdoor ritual scene with smoke rising behind. In the foreground, a man with dark hair pulled back, a red bindi, a saffron-orange shawl and robe, and a long dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded, on a low wooden seat beside a brass vessel. Behind him, several people in white clothing with yellow shawls sit on the ground in meditation or prayer, with a white-clad figure standing in the background. Plants and a white wall are visible, and ash-covered ground surrounds a fire area. The figure has distinctive orange robes and a rudraksha mala, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm identity; he is described by role as a sannyasi-clad devotee seated in meditation.2010-08-05