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Outdoor photo of a group practising seated meditation on a paved courtyard with a dusty ground behind. On the left, a raised platform is draped with an orange cloth and edged with red and white paint; a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged there, while another person sits near the front of the platform. Behind them, about six men in white shirts and yellow shawls sit cross-legged inside circular fire pits with ash, and a line of seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis faces the platform. A wooden pole stands at the centre, and rows of small stone figures are visible at the upper right. Firewood is stacked in the background.

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July 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of a courtyard ceremony outdoors among palm trees. Many people in white clothes, several with yellow cloths or scarves, sit in rows on mats and paving facing a bare sandy area with small circular fire pits or ash rings arranged in a grid. Some seated participants hold their hands together in prayer, and a few older men sit on chairs near the front. Behind them stand a row of small seated stone figures on a low wall, a red-and-white structure, a rooftop with a garland hanging from a post, and banana or palm foliage. Several people wear orange, blue and light shirts among the white-clad group. No single figure is clearly identifiable from the image alone.2010-07-03 +1 copiesOutdoor ashram gathering in a courtyard with a sandy ground and low white buildings with red doors and tin roofs. Many people sit in rows on mats, most dressed in white, with some in red, orange and yellow. In the front row, several men in white sit cross-legged on small circular raised rings, some wearing yellow shawls. A row of small statues stands near the buildings. A few people sit on the stone platform at lower left and along the right edge, with palm plants in pots. Floor kolam patterns are drawn on the ground. Palm trees and greenery surround the scene.2010-07-04August 07 20102010-08-07A photograph of an outdoor meditation session at an ashram grounds with a white stone structure at the left edge and palm trees behind. About a dozen people in white kurtas with yellow scarves sit cross-legged on individual circular ash-marked mats arranged in rows on bare earth, facing away from the camera. In the foreground, a group of roughly fifteen seated onlookers in mixed everyday clothing, many in white, pink, yellow and grey shirts, sit on a mat facing them. A small red bucket and a green hedge are visible on the right. No visible a person candidate is present.2010-07-07December 18 20102010-12-18August 01 20102010-08-01Outdoor photo of a homa ritual in an ashram courtyard. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with red or yellow shawls sit on the sandy ground beside circular fire pits with ash and smoke rising. In the foreground a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an orange cushion beside a brass kalasha-style vessel, while another man in orange sits nearby. Behind them, stone deity murti figures stand along a low white building with a tin roof, green shrubs and a bamboo fence. About eleven people are visible.2010-08-08Photograph of an outdoor courtyard at a temple complex with palm trees and greenery behind. About a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on sand, each inside a circular ring of grey ash, in a seated meditation or yagna arrangement. A white stepped structure and a dark stone bowl stand at the left, and a standing attendant in white is visible near the back wall. The atmosphere is quiet and orderly.2010-07-04Outdoor ritual scene on bare sandy ground under palm and tropical trees. Roughly a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged in a grid, each inside a circular ring of grey ash on the ground. A black stone shivalinga-style pedestal stands at left beside a white wall, and a small thatched structure and wooden fence appear behind. Smoke rises faintly from a fire pit at right, and a standing attendant in white watches from the right edge. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible; the seated men appear to be devotees or priests.2010-07-04Outdoor ashram scene with a large group of devotees in white clothes seated on mats across a tiled courtyard for a fire ritual. In the back, a man in white with a yellow garland sits before a smouldering fire pit piled with logs, near a row of stone deity murtis. A white-robed attendant stands at right near a kalasha-like white offering pedestal with a garland hanging above. Another man in orange-trimmed white sits on the porch at right beside sacks and buckets. Most devotees wear white shirts or white dhotis; a woman in white sits at front center.2010-07-23July 20 20102010-07-20