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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform outdoors, wearing an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder and a red bindi on his forehead, hands folded in his lap with eyes closed. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him stands a white stone shrine structure with red and yellow marigold garlands hanging on its corner. Two women in white and yellow clothing sit meditating nearby, and a green leaf blurs the foreground. A metal vessel rests on the ground at lower right, and ash or embers lie on the ground in the background.

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A man seated cross-legged on the ground in meditation with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears an orange saffron wrap over a sleeveless orange garment and a long dark rudraksha mala, with a red mark on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. Behind him, two women in white saris sit in meditation near a white stone platform decorated with red and white flower garlands. A large green leaf blurs the foreground edge of the frame, and the ground is bare earth with scattered ash-like debris.2010-07-15A seated man in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala meditates with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. He sits on a low orange-cushioned seat outdoors on bare ground. Behind him, a white stone pedestal is draped with red, white and yellow flower garlands. Two women in white saris sit in the background, one at left and one behind, with ash or burnt material on the ground nearby.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a seated meditation gathering in an ashram courtyard with grey ash-covered ground and a banyan-like sapling. In the foreground at right, a man with long dark hair wears an orange sleeveless robe with a red mark on his forehead, sitting cross-legged with eyes closed. Behind him, a woman in a cream and orange-striped sari with a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded in her lap. Further back, another seated figure wears white and a woman with long hair sits in meditation. A brass kalasha stands on the ground at lower left, and a garland of marigolds hangs at right beside a white stone pedestal and carved stone sculptures.2010-07-04A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a low wooden platform draped in orange cloth, in meditation. He wears an orange sleeveless wrap and a long black rudraksha mala. Smoke or haze surrounds the scene on a dusty ground. Behind him, two women in white and cream clothes with orange shawls also sit in meditation, and dark stone statues of deities stand against a whitewashed wall. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at left, with a rangoli design on the ground near the bottom edge.2010-07-07Outdoor photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform with an orange cushion, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, in meditation. He wears a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead and has long dark hair. A small brass kalasha-style vessel sits to his left on the ground. Behind him, a woman in white and another woman in a yellow shawl sit on the ash-covered ground near small fire pits of grey ash, with a white stone structure and a flower garland at the right edge.2010-07-07A man in an orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, hands folded in his lap with eyes closed, in meditation. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a white stone platform is decorated with red and white flower garlands. Two women in white saris sit on the ground behind and to the left, and ash-covered earth surrounds the scene.2010-07-15A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a sleeveless orange saffron wrap draped over his body and resting on an orange cushion. Behind him, two women in white sit in meditation, one wearing a yellow shawl. Grey carved stone figures and a tall white stone structure stand in an outdoor garden with palm trees, and a small golden pot sits in the lower left foreground.2010-07-04A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on an orange cushion in meditation, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Large green banana leaves frame the foreground. Behind him, a woman in white clothes stands near a white stone pedestal decorated with a garland of yellow and red flowers, and a grey stone deity sculpture stands at left beside a dusty ground.2010-07-15A man with long dark hair swept back sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden platform outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange shawl wrapped over his shoulders and a red bindi with white vibhuti on his forehead. Behind him, smoke rises from a fire pit, and a second seated person in a yellow shawl and white clothes is partly visible, with stone sculptures and palm trees in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, shown in meditation with long hair and saffron clothing.2010-07-05A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, in meditation. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over one shoulder, with a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a red bindi, and long dark hair swept back. Smoke or incense haze drifts around him. Behind him, a second man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits near a fire area. Surrounding them are grey stone sculptures of cobra-hooded figures and deities among palm trees, with a red-and-white striped low wall in the foreground.2010-07-05A photograph of an outdoor ritual space with a man seated cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform over sand and grey ash. He wears an orange sleeveless robe with an orange wrap and a red tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him, a large white pedestal is draped with garlands of yellow and red flowers beside a dark stone deity murti. A small brass vessel stands at the left. Two women in white and yellow sit in the background near stone serpent and deity statues, with palm trees behind. Smoke drifts across the scene.2010-07-04 +1 copiesAugust 05 20102010-08-05