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Two shaved-headed men in white sit cross-legged in meditation on bare earth outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in their laps. Both wear white dhoti-style garments with rudraksha malas around their necks; the man on the right has an orange under-cloth and a silver bangle, and the man on the left wears a white cloth with red borders. Behind them stand grey stone statues of seated figures with tall headdresses, beside an orange wall and green shrubs.

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Two shaved-headed men sit cross-legged on bare earth in meditation outdoors. The man on the left wears white dhoti and shawl with red-edged borders and a rudraksha mala, hands resting in his lap with eyes closed. The man on the right wears a white garment over an orange lower cloth, hands joined in anjali mudra at his chest, with a rudraksha mala and a bangle on his wrist. Behind them are grey stone statues of seated figures against an orange wall with green shrubs and a dark doorway. Neither man shows distinctive long hair, crown or saffron-and-ornament cues, so no identity is claimed.2010-09-16Outdoors on bare earth with scattered grey ash, two men in white ritual dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged in meditation. The man in front has a shaved head, closed eyes, hands resting in his lap, a dark rudraksha mala and a small orange pendant around his neck, and a red-marked forehead. Beside him, a second man with a shaved head and eyeglasses sits with hands folded, wearing a white shawl with red edging and a beaded mala. Tropical plants, a wooden post and a stone wall are behind them.2010-10-08October 07 20102010-10-07October 07 20102010-10-07Two men sit cross-legged in profile against a deep red curtain on a polished tile floor, eyes closed in meditation. Both wear white dhotis and white shawls edged with gold, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. The nearer man, shaved-headed, has a saffron-orange cloth at his waist; the man behind wears glasses and gold bangles.2011-11-18Four men in plain white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged with eyes closed on green mats over bare ground, in an outdoor meditation setting. Ash-white lines mark the foreheads of several, and red-brown and black mala beads hang at their chests. The man in front has a red tilak and a dark bead necklace, with clasped hands and bangles. Frangipani trees and palms stand behind, with a yellow pillar at right. Ash piles lie on the ground beside them.2010-09-14Four shaved-headed men in white unstitched ritual cloth sit cross-legged in meditation on bare reddish earth, each within a ring of grey ash on a mat. Their upper bodies are bare apart from white shawls draped over the shoulders with red borders, and they wear rudraksha malas. The central man in front has eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, while the others sit with eyes closed or lowered. Behind them stand a yellow metal pole, a red bucket and scattered logs and sticks. The three men nearest the camera wear rudraksha malas; the person at the back-left is partly obscured. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2010-10-07Five men sit cross-legged in meditation on bare earth in an outdoor garden with tropical plants behind them. They wear plain white dhotis with red-bordered shawls over their shoulders, and their hands rest in their laps. The man in front wears a shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha-style bead necklace; the man in the centre wears a yellow scarf and white shirt. Small patches of ash or burnt material mark the ground around each seat. Eyes are closed and the posture is still, reflecting a yoga or meditation practice.2010-09-17A photograph of seven shaven-headed men in white dhotis and white shawls with red borders sitting cross-legged in meditation on a sandy outdoor ground. Several wear sacred threads and tilak marks on their foreheads, and two wear yellow shawls. Each sits on a small raised mat or platform ringed by grey ash. An orange-painted shrine structure with a kalasha and marigold garlands stands at left, with coconut palms behind. The scene appears to be a meditation or yagna practice, with no visible a person candidate among the seated men.2010-09-15Five shaven-headed men in white dhotis and white upper cloths with red borders sit cross-legged in meditation on a bare earthen ground outdoors. Each sits on a small mat over a circular pit lined with ash and charcoal pieces, with hands folded in their laps and eyes closed. A yellow-clad figure sits in the back row. A tall wooden post stands in the middle, and a black stone stand with a sign is visible behind them among green trees and plants. A fire-pit homa-style setup appears to be in use.2010-09-18August 16 20102010-08-16August 07 20102010-08-07