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Outdoors in a sandy courtyard with palm trees, a man in saffron-orange robes and a sleeveless saffron garment sits cross-legged on a mat with eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap, rudraksha mala beads around his neck and a red forehead mark. Behind him, several people in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in rows on the ground, and a small brass vessel with a handle sits in front of him. Grey ash covers the ground between the rows. To the right, an orange-and-white decorated cart stands beside an orange building, with grey stone statues and potted shrubs nearby. Ash and a striped mat appear in the foreground. This looks like group meditation or a ritual sitting outdoors.

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Outdoor photo of a seated meditation or ritual gathering on a bare sandy ground with coconut palms and a white building behind. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears a saffron-orange garment, sitting cross-legged on a mat with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees; a small brass vessel sits beside him. Behind him several men in white dhotis sit in rows on mats and cloths, some bare-chested with white shawls. Shallow square pits with ash-like residue are arranged across the ground, and bamboo fencing and a statue appear at the right.2010-09-14Outdoor 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 copiesA 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.2010-08-26October 07 20102010-10-07 +1 copiesOctober 08 20102010-10-08September 12 20102010-09-12A man with long dark hair sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on a low wooden seat over a red and green mat, outdoors on bare ground. He wears an orange sleeveless garment with a draped orange cloth and a long rudraksha mala with dark beads, and has a red tilak on his forehead. A brass vessel with a spout and handle sits in front of him. Behind him, other seated people in white clothes with yellow shawls meditate, and a row of grey stone deity murtis stands near an orange building with a corrugated roof.2010-09-05Outdoor ashram scene in front of a low orange-roofed building with a tiled wall and palm trees behind it. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged in meditation on an orange cushion in the foreground, eyes closed, with a brass kalasha-style vessel placed in front of him on the sandy ground. Behind him, several white-clad men sit in meditation on mats spaced across the sand, and a line of white stone statues stands near the building. A small figure in orange sits at the far right near the building. Gravel patterns mark the ground around the meditating group.2010-10-06A 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 08 20102010-07-082010 - Photo Album +1 copiesOctober 26 20102010-10-26 +1 copies