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Outdoor photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a wooden board with an orange cushion, wearing an orange robe and orange head wrap, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, with a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace visible. Two women in cream and orange saris sit on the ground nearby in similar meditative posture on the dirt ground marked with ash lines. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands in the background beside a white building. Signboards, stacked wooden planks and a blue tarp are visible behind. The scene suggests a sadhana or pancha tapas practice.

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A photograph of a sadhu seated cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform on a dirt ground, outdoors. He wears an orange saffron robe and a matching orange head covering draped over his head and shoulders, with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed. Behind him, a woman in an orange shawl over white clothes sits on the ground in a similar posture, and a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at the right edge near a white wall. Shallow pits with grey ash lie between the seated figures, and a red-and-white signboard and stacked wooden planks are visible in the background. The seated sadhu presents the cues of a sannyasi in saffron with rudraksha, but his face and identity cannot be confirmed, so he is described by role.2010-07-29A man with long dark hair and a red forehead mark sits cross-legged in meditation on a low wooden platform with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. He wears a sleeveless orange saffron wrap draped over his shoulders and body. Behind him on bare ground with grey ash piles, two women in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation. Stone stacked-tyre sculptures and a statue appear in the background. a person is the central figure, seated in meditation.2010-07-08A man in an orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, hands folded in his lap with eyes closed, in meditation. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a white stone platform is decorated with red and white flower garlands. Two women in white saris sit on the ground behind and to the left, and ash-covered earth surrounds the scene.2010-07-15A photograph of an outdoor yagna site with palm trees behind. In the centre, a man in saffron robes, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged in meditation on a saffron cushion atop a woven mat, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits in front of him. Around him, several men in white dhotis wear yellow or saffron shawls and sit in meditation at small fire pits marked in ash on the bare ground. Two white-clad figures sit at the left and right edges, and a man in white stands in the background near a blue tarpaulin. A patch of stone deity murtis sits to the right beside a small orange shrine.2010-08-26July 08 20102010-07-08July 23 20102010-07-23July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor 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.2010-07-07A photograph of an outdoor ritual yard with sandy ground and scattered ash. In the foreground a man with long dark hair tied back sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, wearing an orange saffron shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, eyes closed, hands resting over a brass kettle-like vessel. Behind him a second man in orange robes sits on the ground, and several people in white clothes with orange or red cloths sit further back amid smoke from a fire. Small green shrubs, a white building with a red door and a tiled roof sit in the background, along with a plastic water bottle and a folded mat.2010-08-08July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoors on a dusty ground, three people sit in meditation on mats within circular fire pits edged with grey ash. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a long gold bead mala, with a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. Behind him a woman in white with an orange shawl sits cross-legged, and another woman in white with a yellow shawl sits with hands folded. Red signboards with white lettering stand behind them, and stone elephant-like sculptures and tropical plants appear at the edges.2010-10-07Outdoor photograph of a man in saffron robes sitting cross-legged on a low wooden seat with a cushion, palms pressed together in prayer, a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the ground beside him. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl kneels and watches, while another man in white with a yellow cloth is seated further back with hands joined. Dark stone sculptures of deities and a white pillar stand in the background amid greenery and a sandy, ash-strewn ground.2010-08-03