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A photograph of a shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, on a raised round platform at the centre of a circular bed of white ash. A brass kalasha-style pot sits beside him and thin smoke rises from the ash ring. Behind him, a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits to the right, hands folded, near a small plate. White stepped structures with red petals and garlands stand in the background, and two pigeons are on the foreground ledge.

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A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap sits cross-legged on an orange cushion in a ring of ash at an outdoor ritual site, hands folded and eyes lowered, wearing a rudraksha mala. A brass kalasha pot sits before him on the ash circle. Behind him stands a man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder, and a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala sits on the ground to the right. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang on a white pedestal beside a dark stone deity murti at upper left. Two white doves drink from a shallow water channel in the foreground.2010-07-22July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron shroud sitting cross-legged on a low wooden seat inside a circle of white ash on bare ground. The figure's head is covered and eyes are closed. A brass kalasha pot stands to the left of the circle. Behind, a white stone platform has garlands of orange and yellow flowers hanging on it, and a bare-footed person in white dhoti stands at the upper left edge. A grey pigeon walks in the foreground, and a red sheet covers part of the lower right. Only the saffron-clad figure and the partly visible white-clad person are physically present.2010-07-21July 22 20102010-07-22July 08 20102010-07-08July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 22 20102010-07-22Outdoor photograph of a seated group in a ritual fire-sacrifice area of sandy ground dusted with grey ash. In the foreground, a young man in orange robes with an orange head covering and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a wooden plank with hands folded, eyes closed, beside a small brass vessel. Around him, about a dozen men in white kurtas and yellow shawls sit in meditation or with hands clasped on circular ash-filled fire pits, some with thin smoke rising. A white pigeon stands at the right edge, and a white pillar is visible at the left. Some sit farther back among trees and a low wall.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA 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 copiesJuly 22 20102010-07-22