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A 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.

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Outdoor 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.2010-07-07July 20 20102010-07-20A 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 photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform draped with orange cloth, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap, in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, with long dark wavy hair. Behind him two women in cream and orange-shawled white clothing sit in meditation on the ground, and a dark stone sculpture stands at right. Brass vessels sit at the left edge, a kolam-style chalk pattern with flower petals is drawn on the dusty ground, and smoke drifts near the platform. A purple circular logo appears at lower left. a person seated in meditation with saffron robe and rudraksha mala.2010-07-07A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform with eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap, in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and a long strand of dark rudraksha beads. Behind him, a woman with light hair in a yellow shawl and white clothes sits with eyes closed, and another woman in cream clothes sits further back. The ground is covered with grey ash and charred embers. Some figures in the background appear to be practising meditation on the ashen ground.2010-07-07August 05 20102010-08-05A 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.2010-07-04August 05 20102010-08-05A man sits cross-legged on the ground with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, in meditation during an outdoor fire ritual. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment and a rudraksha mala, and has long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead. Smoke or ash drifts across the scene, and a small brass vessel sits near him. Behind him, two women in white garments, one with a yellow shawl and one with an orange shawl, sit by the smouldering fire pit. A thatched hut and a pale concrete structure stand in the background.2010-07-07A 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.2010-07-15Outdoor photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a low wooden platform on sandy ground, eyes closed in meditation with hands joined in his lap. He wears a flowing saffron-orange garment over his shoulders and orange dhoti, with a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead; his hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him a younger man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits with eyes lowered, and two women in cream and yellow garments sit further back, also meditating. Behind them stand weathered grey stone sculptures of deities and a multi-hooded cobra carving, with palm trees and a grey sky above. Smoke rises from a fire at right and a brass vessel sits at the left edge.2010-06-18Outdoor 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.2010-07-04