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Outdoors in a palm-lined compound, seven shaved-headed men sit cross-legged on square stone platforms around small ring-shaped fire pits with grey ash, in what appears to be a yagna or homa setting. Most wear white dhotis and white upper cloths with red borders; the man second from the right in the back wears an orange robe, and another in the back row wears a yellow cloth. Red-painted stone shrine structures stand at the left, a tall wooden pole rises in the centre, and a standing person in white stands at the far right near a stacked pile of firewood.

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Outdoors under tall coconut palms, six shaved-headed men in plain white dhotis and shawls sit or stand in a sandy courtyard, with ash-marked fire pits on the ground in front of them. In the foreground a man in white with a beaded necklace sits cross-legged with hands folded in meditation on a small mat. Behind him to the right, another seated man in white meditates beside stone figures. To the left stands an orange-painted structure with a dark dome-shaped top and a table with items, and a tall wooden pole rises in the centre. Lush green plants and a distant water body complete the setting. No figure is identifiable as a person by appearance, so identity is left unsure.2010-10-07Five shaven-headed men in plain white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged in a row on mats set inside circular ash-rimmed fire pits on bare earth, eyes closed in meditation with hands resting on their laps. Thin smoke rises from the ash rings. Behind them stands a red-brick plinth with a dark deity murti and a yellow-and-white cloth banner on a pole. Palm trees and frangipani shrubs frame the outdoor ashram courtyard under daylight.2010-09-16July 11 20102010-07-11Outdoor homa ground at an ashram with several people seated cross-legged on mats around circular fire pits lined with ash and charcoal. In the foreground, a figure in saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala sits upright with eyes closed and hands folded, on a raised seat before a brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange cloth sit meditating, with stacked firewood, a bamboo fence, a low orange shrine structure at left, and white deity murtis along the right edge. Faint smoke drifts through the scene.2010-09-16Outdoors on bare earth, four shaved-headed men in white dhotis and sleeveless white vests sit cross-legged on mats within circular rings of ash and charcoal. The man at the front left wears a dark cord around his neck, and the man second from right wears an orange dhoti under his white cloth. Behind them, a man in white sits at the edge of the yard near a loudspeaker, and stone deity murtis stand along a low wall at left beside an empty wooden cart. Red brick buildings form the backdrop. No one is identified as a person in this scene.2010-09-16July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor photo of several men sitting cross-legged in meditation on bare earth at an ashram grounds. Four or five seated men wear white dhotis with yellow shawls, and one seated man in the left foreground wears an orange robe and orange shawl. They sit in dark circular ash-marked spots on the ground, with red-orange stone platforms, a dark stone shivalingam-like pedestal, palm trees and a yellow pole behind them. The scene is calm and still, with eyes closed in meditation. No figure is clearly identifiable as the a person, so the candidate is unsure.2010-09-04September 04 20102010-09-04 +1 copiesOutdoor scene of people seated in meditation on sandy ground inside circular rings of grey ash, a practice of Pancha Tapas (five fires). In the foreground a young man in white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. Further back, more men in white with yellow shawls sit in similar rings, and a figure in orange robes sits near a white-painted platform. A tall copper-coloured ceremonial flagstaff with an orange flag rises at right beside a white stupa-like structure with a bronze statue and a garlanded seated figure in white. Coconut palms, thatched huts, a silver SUV and a painted information board sit behind them under pale sky.2010-07-10September 08 20102010-09-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of several shaven-headed men in plain white dhoti and shawl sitting cross-legged on mats in a sandy courtyard, with small smouldering fire pits and scattered ash and charcoal around them. The foreground man in front keeps eyes closed in meditation, wearing a white shawl with an orange-bordered edge, a rudraksha mala and a dark orange cloth folded under him. Behind him, more seated men in white are visible, and a red-painted temple structure with a dark stone deity murti and a palm grove stands in the background, with a yellow-and-purple cloth draped on a post.2010-09-16August 09 20102010-08-09