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Outdoor photo of a group seated in meditation on bare ground covered with ash-grey soil. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala, with a vibhuti mark on his forehead and eyes closed. Behind him, several men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit in rows, and one man in orange sits further back. Behind them are rows of small stone deity murtis and an orange building with red doors. On the right, a decorated wooden cart with green and pink garlands stands near a palm-lined background.

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Outdoors on a dirt ground, a row of seated people meditates with eyes closed. In the foreground a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange robe and a long black rudraksha mala, hands folded in his lap, with a brass kalasha-style vessel placed before him. Behind him, other men sit in saffron robes and white dhotis with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. Grey stone statues of seated figures line the background beside an orange-walled building, a green hedge and flowering shrubs, and a bamboo fence. The scene shows meditation or satsang practice.2010-09-05September 16 20102010-09-16 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual ground with sandy earth, scattered ash and burnt embers, and a row of seated figures. In the foreground a man sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and a long dark rudraksha mala, with a red bindu on his forehead. Behind him several shaven-headed men in white dhotis and white shawls sit in meditation on mats. Stacked firewood, a brass pot with a handle and small grey stone figures line the background beside an orange building and palm trees.2010-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20102010-09-07Outdoor meditation scene on bare ground with ash-marked earth. In the foreground a man sits cross-legged with eyes closed, wearing an orange sleeveless shawl, a long dark rudraksha mala with a red bindi on his forehead, and hands resting in his lap; a brass kettle-like vessel sits before him. Behind him several men sit in meditation: some in orange robes, others in white with yellow shawls. Grey stone statues of seated figures and a red-orange building with green shrubs form the backdrop.2010-09-05Outdoor photo of a group seated in meditation on bare ground in front of an orange-walled building with palm trees behind. In the foreground a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red forehead mark wears an orange sleeveless robe and a dark rudraksha mala, sitting with eyes closed and hands resting on his lap on an orange cushion; a small brass lamp sits before him. Behind him several people in white and orange robes sit in rows, some with yellow shawls, among rows of small seated stone statues. On the right a decorated cart with a colourful striped canopy and garlands stands beside a pink mat. Ash-coloured ground and small fires are visible in the background.2010-09-04 +1 copiesSeptember 07 20102010-09-07September 07 20102010-09-07September 05 20102010-09-05A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with bare sandy ground and scattered grey ash. In the foreground a man with long swept-back black hair, a red tilak on his forehead, orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, in meditation. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls and another in orange sit in rows, also meditating. To the right, a decorated orange-and-green ratha or chariot with a cloth-wrapped kalasha-like canopy stands on a flatbed cart. Stone deity murtis and potted green shrubs line the orange-walled building behind, with palm trees beyond. Several yogic sitting postures appear in the rows.2010-09-04Outdoor photograph of a seated meditation or puja session on bare ground with a small plain mat and cushioned wooden seat. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands clasped, a brass kalasha-style vessel placed before him. Two men in white dhoti-style garments with bare upper bodies sit meditating behind him, and a further seated figure appears at right near a row of white statues and a fire-pit area with smoke. Corrugated roofed white buildings, a bamboo fence and palm trees form the background.2010-10-06September 06 20102010-09-06 +1 copies