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A photograph of an outdoor ritual on bare earth with a grey ash-marked fire site. In the centre, a seated figure in orange robes and an orange head cloth sits on an orange cushion beside a brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout. To the left, a bald man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits cross-legged with his hands resting on his knees. Behind them, several people in white and yellow sit on the ground, and white rice sacks are piled against a white wall. Smoke hangs in the air.

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Outdoor photo of a seated sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange cloth draped over his head, sitting cross-legged on an orange cushion on a raised platform. Beside him, a brass kalasha-style pot with a spout sits on the ground. Around him are circular rings of grey ash on red earth. To the left, a bald man in white dhoti and white kurta with an orange shawl sits and gestures toward the ash, while several people in white and yellow garments sit further back. Background shows sacks, a red door and white plastic chairs.2010-07-29July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor fire ritual at dusk: a seated figure in saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged beside a smoking circular fire pit, pouring from a brass vessel. Around them, men and women in white dhotis and white garments with yellow sashes stand and kneel near small fires, one holding a metal plate. Smoke drifts across the sandy ground. a person cues: long dark hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala seated at the homa fire, identified by role as the officiating sannyasi.2010-06-13A photograph of an outdoor Panchatapas-style practice ground with circular ash rings on bare earth. In the centre, a seated sadhaka in saffron-orange robes with a head covering and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands folded in meditation, a brass pot with a spout placed on a low wooden board beside him. Behind and to the right, other practitioners in white dhoti and white shirts with yellow shawls sit in meditation within their own ash circles, one with hands in mudra. Several people in white dhotis walk through the background. Dry ground and scattered ash dominate the scene.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual scene in a courtyard with bare reddish earth and grey ash. A figure in a saffron-orange shawl and orange robe, with a long rudraksha mala and a vertical marking on the forehead, sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with eyes closed. Beside him a man in white clothes and a dark mala sits with a forehead marking. A brass oil lamp with a spout stands on the ground in front. Behind, a bald man in orange stands near a white building, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with folded hands. Smoke rises from a fire pit at left, with stone sculptures and green shrubs in the background.2010-08-04Outdoor ritual scene on dry earth with several circular fire pits lined with ash and smouldering embers, smoke rising. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange sleeveless garment, rudraksha mala and bare feet sits cross-legged on a raised mud platform beside a brass kalasha-style pot, hands folded in lap, eyes closed, in a meditative posture. Probable Swamiji by the long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala. Behind and around, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow sashes sit cross-legged at other fire pits, some with hands raised or folded, one holding a small object.2010-06-13A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with reddish-brown earth. A man in an orange-saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat in meditation posture with eyes closed, a brass kalasha-style vessel placed before him. Behind him stands an orange stepped plinth draped with marigold and red garlands, and dark stone statues stand in the background. To the left, a person in white clothes with a yellow border sits on the ground. Red signboards with small printed notices stand near the statues, and a water bottle sits on the right. A wet concrete slab lies in the foreground.2010-08-25Outdoor 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.2010-07-07Outdoor ritual scene with a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed in meditation, sitting on an orange cushion on a low wooden platform. Smoke or ash haze drifts through the air. Beside him sits a brass kalasha-style vessel on the dusty ground. Behind him sit another man in an orange robe and a figure in white. Several grey stone deity murti statues line the background near a tiled-roof building and green shrubs.2010-08-01June 13 20102010-06-13