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A man sits cross-legged with eyes closed on a low stone platform outdoors, wearing an orange saffron sleeveless robe draped over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala hanging across his chest. He has long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead, and his hands rest in his lap amid rising smoke or steam. Behind him, a woman in a white sari sits in meditation near large grey stone deity murti and palm trees. Ash or sand covers the ground, and a small copper vessel sits at the left edge.

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A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in an open outdoor courtyard, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap draped over one shoulder and a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red tilak on his forehead. Smoke or mist drifts around him. Behind him a second person in white sits on the ground near grey stone deity murti and sculptures, with palm trees and plants in the background. Scattered white powder and flower petals mark the ground around the platform.2010-07-07A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in an outdoor garden, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He wears an orange sleeveless top with a matching orange wrap draped over his shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red mark on his forehead. Smoke or fire-pit haze drifts around him, with palm trees and stone deity sculptures behind. A second person in white sits softly out of focus in the background, and a decorative kolam pattern is on the ground.2010-07-07A man with long dark hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands clasped in his lap, dressed in a sleeveless orange saffron robe with a draped orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him, several men in white dhoti-style clothes and yellow shawls sit in meditation on grey ash-covered ground, with coconut palms and a white building in the background. A brass bowl is visible at the bottom edge. The scene appears to be an outdoor meditation or homa-site gathering.2010-07-15A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform on bare ground. He wears orange robes with a wrap over one shoulder, a long mala of dark rudraksha beads, and a red bindi on his forehead, with hands clasped in his lap. Behind him stand grey stone deity murti sculptures, a white plinth scattered with red petals, and a garland of yellow and red flowers. A woman in white sits in meditation further back to the left, and palm trees frame the scene.2010-07-23July 20 20102010-07-20A man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on a wooden plank in an open dirt yard, eyes closed in meditation, hands resting in his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap and a long necklace of rudraksha beads, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, other men in white kurtas with yellow shawls sit on the ground among scattered ash and charred logs, with coconut palms and a white building in the background. A brass vessel sits in the lower foreground.2010-07-15A man in a saffron-orange shawl and robe sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a black stone Nandi bull draped in a garland of yellow, red and green flowers, with stone deity sculptures and palm trees beyond. A brass kalasha sits at left on ash-covered ground, and a woman in white ritual clothes sits in meditation further back at left. The setting appears to be an outdoor ritual or meditation area.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a wooden seat outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting open on his knees. He wears a long rudraksha mala with dark beads and a red tilak on his forehead, and his long swept-back dark hair falls behind his shoulders. Palm trees and a low wall are behind him. Two other seated figures in white dhotis appear in the background: one on the left in white with an orange shawl, and one on the right in white with a yellow scarf, also meditating. A brass vessel is visible at the lower left edge and a small orange-red shrine structure at the left.2010-09-04A man with long swept-back hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden seat, eyes closed and hands in mudra on his knee. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap and a long dark rudraksha mala. Behind him a seated figure in white clothes sits near a grey stone statue of a standing deity holding a staff, and a large dark stone deity murti draped with yellow and red flower garlands. Scattered ash and burnt embers cover the ground, with palm trees and warm sunlight in the background.2010-07-15July 23 20102010-07-23November 23 20102010-11-23 +1 copiesA 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.2010-07-07