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Two white doves stand on a white-painted concrete edge in the foreground, one facing the camera. Behind them, several men in plain white clothing with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on a dirt ground scattered with grey stones or ash, some with hands folded and heads bowed in meditation or prayer. A low wall and a green shrub and a small bucket form the background. The scene is a quiet outdoor sitting practice at an ashram-style grounds.

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A white pigeon walks across a pale concrete platform in the foreground, its pink feet and red eye visible. Behind it, several men in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on the sandy ground near a fence and small trees. The seated men are blurred and seen from behind or in profile, with one holding his hands in his lap. Scattered gravel and a row of plants fill the background.2010-07-14Outdoor photo of six men seated cross-legged on bare ground, facing away from the camera, in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Their hands rest in their laps and the ground around them is covered with grey ash and charred patches. Two white pigeons stand in the foreground, one on a white and red painted ledge. Behind the men are a low white wall, green shrubs, a palm tree and a bamboo fence. The scene appears to be a quiet, devotional moment at an ashram setting.2010-07-14Outdoor photo of five seated men in white kurta-style clothing with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, sitting with hands folded on a grey ash-covered ground near a concrete wall. Two white pigeons stand on a concrete platform in the foreground, one on the left and one in the centre. The men appear in meditative or devotional posture, with eyes closed or lowered. Greenery and a small tree are visible behind them.2010-07-15Outdoor photograph of several young men in white clothes and yellow shawls seated in a row on a dirt courtyard, apparently in meditation or yoga posture, with ash-grey patches on the ground. A large white pigeon stands in the foreground on a tiled walkway. Behind them are palm trees, a low concrete wall, a bamboo fence and a small white building.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a row of seated men in white ritual clothes with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, meditating on bare sandy ground marked by circular ash pits. In the foreground two white doves walk across the tiled floor beside a red-and-white edged stone platform. A white-clad man sits on a mat at the right edge. A black stone lingam-shaped pillar stands at the upper left among palms and a flowering tree, with a metal vessel at the left edge.2010-07-04A photograph of two white pigeons standing on a pale concrete path in the foreground, one facing the camera. Behind them, four young men sit cross-legged on ash-grey ground in white ritual clothes with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, some with hands folded in their laps and eyes lowered. Partial figures appear at the edges. Behind them are a low grey wall and green vegetation, with a faint smoke haze in the background.2010-07-14A white pigeon stands on a pale concrete ledge in the foreground while several young men in white clothes and yellow shawls sit cross-legged on a sandy, ash-dusted ground in a palm-lined garden. Several men in the middle and right sit in meditation posture with hands resting on their laps, eyes lowered. A dark stone structure, possibly a linga or stone base, sits at the left edge near tropical trees and flowering shrubs. No one is identified as a person in this image.2010-07-15July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of a courtyard of bare earth where several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats in a row, eyes closed or lowered, each within a circular ring of grey ash. Thin smoke rises from the fire-ash rings behind them. On the right, a row of small stone deity murti statues stands on a pedestal. Two pigeons walk on the tiled path in the foreground. Six men are visible, some seated further back in the courtyard.2010-07-14Two white pigeons stand on a white concrete platform edged with red and white painted blocks, in an open outdoor ashram setting. A grey pigeon is partly visible at the right edge. Behind them, two men in white clothes with yellow garlands stand near a low wall of woven bamboo fencing, and a small blue sign hangs on the fence. Palm trees and greenery surround the compound, with a white building and green roof at the top.2010-07-14A courtyard of bare sandy ground with several circular ash or fire-pit rings, where a group of about ten men sit cross-legged in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Some wear rudraksha malas and sit with hands folded or resting on knees, as in meditation or a homa-style ritual. Smoke rises faintly from the pits. In the foreground on a white concrete slab, two white pigeons stand. Green plants, palms, a stone basin and a white wall form the backdrop.2010-07-14Outdoor temple courtyard with a pale concrete floor cracked across the foreground, where two white pigeons and one grey pigeon walk. Behind them, devotees sit in rows wearing white dhotis and yellow shawls, and some wear saffron-orange robes. Among them, a man in an orange robe sits in front of a white stepped pedestal holding a dark stone deity murti draped with a red and yellow garland. Stone sculptures and palm trees fill the background.2010-07-08