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Outdoor photograph of several men in white dhotis and white kurtas seated cross-legged in meditation on sand, each inside a separate circular ring of grey ash, with hands resting in their laps or folded. Some wear yellow shawls draped over the shoulder and one wears a blue beaded mala. Behind them is a large dark stone Shivalinga on a black base beside a white stepped stone structure, with palm trees and green grass in the background.

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July 07 20102010-07-07July 05 20102010-07-05July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor scene at an ashram courtyard with several men seated cross-legged on bare earth in white kurta-style clothing and yellow shawls, arranged around small circular fire pits with ash rings. One pit has a small flame and smoke rising. Behind them stand white stepped stone structures and a dark stone pillar with a basin, with palm trees and greenery in the background. Sunlight is low.2010-07-10Outdoor photograph of a group of devotees seated cross-legged in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls, meditating in rows on mats on sandy ground among palm trees and frangipani. Small piles of ash or embers sit in circular patterns in front of them, with thin smoke rising near the left, consistent with a fire ritual setting. A white structure stands at the left edge, and a few more devotees in white stand or sit in the background. Some wear rudraksha malas. The scene shows a pancha tapas style sitting practice.2010-07-08July 19 20102010-07-19June 18 20102010-06-18Outdoor 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.2010-08-08Outdoors among tall palm trees, a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on bare sandy ground in meditation. Several wear yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and the front man on the left has a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Circular patches of grey ash or fire residue mark the ground around them, and a faint smoke rises in the background near a white pillar and a low wall. A man in white stands further back on the right. No one is identifiable as a person in this image.2010-07-14September 17 20102010-09-17Several men in white ritual clothes sit cross-legged on sandy ground in meditation with eyes closed, beside a dark stone pedestal or yagna structure and a palm tree. The man in front centre wears a yellow shawl over white clothes, a red-brown rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. The man at left front wears a white kurta and a red-brown mala with a pendant. Behind them, another man in white has a red mark on his forehead, and a further man in white sits at the back right. Grey ash and burnt debris cover the ground, with small smoke trails near the fire site.2010-07-01Outdoor photograph of several men in white dhoti-style clothing with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas seated cross-legged on sandy ground in open circular fire-pit areas with grey ash. Smoke rises in the background among coconut palms, a wooden fence, a concrete wall and flowering plants. The foreground man sits with hands folded in prayer and eyes closed, while others sit with eyes closed or hands in lap and one stands at the rear.2010-07-08