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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a sandy compound. In the foreground, a figure seated on an orange cushion faces away from the camera, wrapped in an orange saffron cloth with the head covered; a small brass vessel sits beside them, and a circular ring of ash surrounds the seated figure's platform. Facing them, a group of about twenty people in white clothes sit in rows on mats along the far edge of the ground, several women wearing saffron and white. Behind them stand a white-and-red striped platform with a deity murti at its top left, a painted board, and a thatched structure with palm trees. A pigeon walks across the sand in the middle distance.

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July 07 20102010-07-07Outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard with sandy ground and a circle of grey ash or stones. A figure in an orange sannyasi robe sits cross-legged on an orange cushion at the centre, facing a row of white mats, with a brass vessel placed before them. A second person in a cream sari with an orange border sits in the foreground, hands resting on the ground. Behind them a large seated audience in white clothing fills the frame, sitting in rows in front of an orange building and red-and-white striped wall. A red pedestal stands at left. The scene resembles a homa or ritual session; the orange-robed figure is a person, and an appearance-based candidate is not confidently established.2010-08-19Outdoor ritual on a dusty ground at a temple compound. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange hood sits on an orange mat in the centre, facing left, with a brass vessel before them. Smoke rises from a fire pit at left. A dark stone statue of a seated deity, draped with a red and yellow garland, stands at the far left edge. Two young women in cream saris with orange shawls sit at left, and a row of men in white dhotis and yellow-trimmed white shirts sits along the back. Pigeons, one grey and one white, walk on the ground. Whitewashed buildings with tiled and thatched roofs form the background, and a tall garland hangs from a pillar at right.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesNovember 15 20102010-11-15A 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 07 20102010-07-07 +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 23 20102010-07-23November 15 20102010-11-15Outdoor ritual gathering in an open dirt courtyard before an orange-walled shrine building with red and white striped border; a large black nandi bull statue with a green garland sits at left. A woman in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a raised circular platform, her hand resting on a brass vessel, while a second woman in a cream-white sari with orange border sits on a circular platform in the foreground. A large crowd of people in white clothes sits on the ground in rows, and a man in white stands near a small table at the back. A sign above reads 'Sri Anandeshwar Mandir'. A small loudspeaker stands at right. The scene resembles a puja or satsang gathering.2010-08-19Outdoor photo of a group meditation session on a sandy courtyard edged by a red and white painted wall and flowering orange marigolds. In the foreground, a man with his hair tied back wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and sits cross-legged on an orange cushion, facing the group, with a brass kalasha-style pot beside him. Behind him, about ten men in white kurtas and dhotis sit on woven mats in meditation posture, several with eyes closed; one man in a grey-blue shirt has a hand raised near his face, and a bearded man in white wears a rudraksha mala. A standing figure in white with an orange shawl appears at the upper left. No person is clearly identifiable as the swami in this view.