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Overhead view of an outdoor courtyard where many people sit in rows on striped mats facing a central area. Around the edge, about a dozen people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged inside circular ring-shaped fire pits or raised rings on the sandy ground. A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style garment stands near the centre of the seated crowd beside a small red-based pedestal with a kalasha-like object. Nearby are a white-pillared structure, a large tree trunk with a shade umbrella, low ashram buildings with green roofs, and a row of small stone idols. Most seated people wear white, with some in striped or coloured shirts.

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Elevated view of an outdoor ashram courtyard where about a dozen people in yellow-trimmed white garments sit cross-legged in meditation on circular stone-ringed mats across the sand. A large group of people in white and pastel clothing sits in rows on striped woven mats facing a standing man in white at the far right, beside a red pedestal with a small object on top. A row of stone figures lines the right edge near a white building with a red door, and a parked motorbike appears at upper right. Shade trees and garden plants frame the courtyard.2010-07-04Overhead photo of a seated group of devotees on woven straw mats laid over a paved courtyard, all facing away from the camera toward an unseen front. Most wear white kurta-style clothes; others wear a green shirt, a grey top, an orange-striped shirt, a checked shirt and a red t-shirt, and one woman has long dark hair. A blackened ground patch with ash sits behind the group. No one at the front is shown, and no figure is clearly identifiable as a central teacher, so no a person candidate is visible.2010-07-04Outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard with sandy ground and small fire pits. A man in an orange robe sits centrally facing a seated crowd of devotees in white shirts, some wearing yellow shawls. Behind him, several people in white and yellow sit in a row near black stone deity sculptures and a large Nandi bull statue draped with a marigold garland. A white plinth and a metal pot stand at left. Tall palms and a whitewashed wall frame the scene.2010-07-04August 01 20102010-08-01Outdoor photo of a ritual courtyard with a sandy ground and small circular stone-edged fire pits arranged in rows. Many seated participants in white clothing with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on the ground around the pits, while a few wear other colours. Near the centre, a figure in an orange robe sits on a low platform beside a white raised structure and a tall copper-coloured pillar. Ritual stone sculptures and palm trees stand in the background. Audience members in white and some in dark clothing sit on a mat in the foreground, facing the courtyard. A small white building stands at left. Smoke rises from the pits.2010-07-04A photograph of a courtyard ceremony outdoors among palm trees. Many people in white clothes, several with yellow cloths or scarves, sit in rows on mats and paving facing a bare sandy area with small circular fire pits or ash rings arranged in a grid. Some seated participants hold their hands together in prayer, and a few older men sit on chairs near the front. Behind them stand a row of small seated stone figures on a low wall, a red-and-white structure, a rooftop with a garland hanging from a post, and banana or palm foliage. Several people wear orange, blue and light shirts among the white-clad group. No single figure is clearly identifiable from the image alone.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram scene with a large group of devotees in white clothes seated on mats across a tiled courtyard for a fire ritual. In the back, a man in white with a yellow garland sits before a smouldering fire pit piled with logs, near a row of stone deity murtis. A white-robed attendant stands at right near a kalasha-like white offering pedestal with a garland hanging above. Another man in orange-trimmed white sits on the porch at right beside sacks and buckets. Most devotees wear white shirts or white dhotis; a woman in white sits at front center.2010-07-23July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor meditation session at an ashram grounds with a white stone structure at the left edge and palm trees behind. About a dozen people in white kurtas with yellow scarves sit cross-legged on individual circular ash-marked mats arranged in rows on bare earth, facing away from the camera. In the foreground, a group of roughly fifteen seated onlookers in mixed everyday clothing, many in white, pink, yellow and grey shirts, sit on a mat facing them. A small red bucket and a green hedge are visible on the right. No visible a person candidate is present.2010-07-07July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor photo of a group practising seated meditation on a paved courtyard with a dusty ground behind. On the left, a raised platform is draped with an orange cloth and edged with red and white paint; a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged there, while another person sits near the front of the platform. Behind them, about six men in white shirts and yellow shawls sit cross-legged inside circular fire pits with ash, and a line of seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis faces the platform. A wooden pole stands at the centre, and rows of small stone figures are visible at the upper right. Firewood is stacked in the background.2010-09-04November 14 20102010-11-14