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Outdoors among coconut palms, a row of men in plain white clothing and yellow shawls sit cross-legged on ground dusted with grey ash, their hands resting in their laps. A white-walled small structure and bamboo fencing stand behind them. In the foreground, a grey pigeon walks along a white platform edged in red and white bands, while a white pigeon pecks at the ground to the right. A banner-like emblem with a bird appears at the top left.

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Outdoor photo of a group of seven young men seated cross-legged in meditation on a grey ash-covered ground outdoors. They wear white kurta-style clothing with yellow scarves draped over their shoulders and beaded necklaces. Two large white pigeons stand on a pale concrete platform in the foreground. Behind them are palm trees, a low brick wall, a wooden fence and a small blue sign.2010-07-15A photograph of a row of men seated cross-legged on bare sandy ground in an outdoor ashram setting with coconut palms behind them. They wear white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, and several wear rudraksha malas. Their eyes are closed or lowered in meditation. Two white doves walk on the sand in front of them, and grey ash marks lie scattered on the ground. Behind them stand a small white building with a green roof, a woven bamboo fence, and stone sculptures at the right edge.2010-07-15A photograph of a group of devotees seated cross-legged in meditation on a sandy ground outdoors, with palm trees and a white building with a green roof behind them. Their white clothes are paired with yellow shawls, and several wear rudraksha malas. Their hands rest in their laps or in namaskara position. Small smoking fire spots of ash are scattered on the ground in front of them, and two white pigeons walk nearby. A blue sign reads Ladies Toilet.2010-07-15Outdoor photo of a group of about ten people in white clothes seated cross-legged on bare dirt ground in front of a row of palm trees. Several seated people wear yellow shawls and a few wear orange shawls. Small fire pits with ash and charred remains sit on the ground around them, and a pile of firewood stands at the right. Two white pigeons walk on the ground in the foreground. A white structure and a dark stone sculpture appear at the left edge. The central seated figure, in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha-style mala, sits with eyes closed. Nobody is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance here.2010-07-27A photograph of men seated cross-legged in meditation on a sandy, ash-dusted open ground in front of a white building with a green corrugated roof, palm trees behind and bamboo fencing beside. The men wear white dhoti-style clothing with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, some with rudraksha malas visible at the neck. Their hands rest in laps and their eyes are closed. Two white pigeons walk on the ground in the foreground. Statues of seated figures stand at the right edge, and a small blue sign is posted on the bamboo fence.2010-07-15Outdoor 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 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.2010-07-04July 08 20102010-07-08Outdoor photo of a group of devotees seated cross-legged in meditation on a dusty sandy ground in front of a row of small white buildings with red doors and a corrugated roof. Most wear white clothing with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, several with eyes closed or gazing downward. Small stone sculptures stand near the building edge, pigeons peck the ground, and tall coconut palms and a large tree fill the background under an overcast sky.2010-07-04August 03 20102010-08-03Outdoor photo of a group of men in white dhoti-style clothing and yellow shawls seated cross-legged on bare sandy ground covered with grey ash and charred wood, beside a low wall and palm trees. In the foreground a man with a white tilak on his forehead and a white wristband sits on the left holding a small clay dish of ash, while white doves walk near him. Other seated devotees with rudraksha malas meditate with eyes closed, some with red tilak marks, in a homa-style fire pit setting.2010-07-15July 20 20102010-07-20