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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.

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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.2010-07-29Outdoor 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 meditation session on a sandy ground with ash-grey fire pit lines. In the foreground a man with long swept-back black hair in an orange saffron shawl and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a folded orange cushion with hands resting in his lap, eyes closed. A brass kalasha-style pot with a spout sits beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls sit in meditation rows. White houses with red doors and tiled roofs, palms and a stone deity murti stand in the background.2010-08-07Outdoor 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.2010-06-13Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram courtyard. In the foreground a man with short dark hair sits cross-legged on a woven mat and orange cushion within a circular raised earthen pit lined with grey ash, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala. A small brass kalasha-style pot sits at the edge of the mat. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shawls, and one in orange, sit in meditation at similar ash-lined fire pits. Stacked firewood and a bamboo fence stand in the background, with a row of white statues on the right and a red-orange shrine structure at the left edge. The scene resembles a homa or yagna with fire pits. a person with saffron robe, rudraksha mala and seated central role. Around ten people are visible.2010-09-16Outdoor photo of a homa or fire-ritual setting on bare ground. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on a raised mat with a brass kalasha-style vessel in front of him. Behind him several people in white dhoti-style clothes with yellow or orange shawls sit at small fire pits with ash and charcoal, one standing man holds a long-handled shovel. Small stone deity murtis are arranged on the ground, and a palm-lined compound with a red-orange building stands in the background.2010-08-14Outdoor fire ritual (homa) on a sandy ground with small square fire pits and smoke rising. In the foreground a young man in orange robes with long hair sits with palms pressed together in prayer, a brass oil lamp (kuthuvilakku-style) in front of him. Beside him a man in white clothes and a red shawl holds a brass plate and sits in a row. Behind, several more people sit in orange robes and white dhotis, some holding water bottles, and rows of stone statues of seated figures and a bench-like structure stand in the background among green plants. Terracotta pots and wooden sticks lie on the ground near the fire pits.2010-06-13July 20 20102010-07-20A man with swept-back black hair and a red bindi sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion placed on a wooden platform, eyes closed, wearing a saffron-orange shawl wrapped over his body. In front of him stands a brass kalasha-style pot with a looped handle and spout on the dirt ground. Behind him, a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl and a woman in white with a yellow stole also sit meditating on a mat amid scattered grey stones and ash, with palm trees and a white building in the background.2010-08-01July 20 20102010-07-20A seated man in saffron-orange sleeveless robes sits cross-legged on an orange cloth mat with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair tied back. In front of him stands a polished brass kalasha-style vessel with a spout and handle on the ground. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation on gravel, one with a white tilak on his forehead. A thatched hut and a white wall with a small blue sign form the background. The scene suggests a meditation or puja gathering, with a probable Swamiji seated in front, identified by saffron robes, long hair and a bindi.2010-06-27A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a draped orange shawl sits eyes closed with hands folded in the lap on an orange cushion, a rudraksha mala hanging on the chest and a red tilak on the forehead. Behind and around him, a row of men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit cross-legged on bare ground scattered with grey ash and rose petals, with smoke rising among palm trees. A man in white stands at the back holding a camera. A brass kalasha-style pot sits in the foreground beside the seated figure. The setting is an open-air ashram courtyard with a white building and a thatched fence.2010-08-06