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Outdoors on a bare sandy ground beside a small smoking fire pit, a group of shaven-headed men in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged. A seated man in front, wearing a white outfit and yellow shawl, faces the fire area. Several grey pigeons and one white pigeon peck at grain on the sand while a dark pigeon flies up at the right. Behind them stand a black stone altar or yajna structure, palm and tropical foliage, and a red brick wall at the left. No readable text is visible apart from a small red sign.

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A bald man in white dhoti and white kurta with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged on bare sandy ground beside a smouldering fire pit with scattered logs and ash. Six grey pigeons with pale wing bars walk around him on the dirt. Behind are palm trees, green shrubs and a dark stone pillar or lamp stand on a low plinth. Smoke rises from the fire.2010-09-02A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground. In the foreground, two grey pigeons walk on the sand. A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged on a mat, hands folded, eyes lowered. Behind him are white stepped structures, a dark stone shivalinga-style fire vessel emitting smoke, and shallow ash-filled fire pits. Another person in white sits at the right edge, with palms and trees in the background. A flower garland with orange and yellow blossoms appears at the top left edge.2010-07-08September 02 20102010-09-02 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of an open dirt yard under palm trees where several pigeons walk on reddish-brown sand in the foreground. Behind them, a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sits on the ground beside a red-brick platform with a tall wooden pillar decorated with garlands. A small fire or smoke rises near the seated group. A woman in orange sari sits further left near a silver SUV and a yellow vehicle, and a white-clad figure stands at the right beside a tall stone lamp stand. A red tarpaulin and a signboard with a map appear at the left edge.2010-09-02Outdoor photograph of several young men in white clothes and yellow shawls seated in a row on a dirt courtyard, apparently in meditation or yoga posture, with ash-grey patches on the ground. A large white pigeon stands in the foreground on a tiled walkway. Behind them are palm trees, a low concrete wall, a bamboo fence and a small white building.2010-07-15A photograph of a courtyard of bare earth where several men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on mats in a row, eyes closed or lowered, each within a circular ring of grey ash. Thin smoke rises from the fire-ash rings behind them. On the right, a row of small stone deity murti statues stands on a pedestal. Two pigeons walk on the tiled path in the foreground. Six men are visible, some seated further back in the courtyard.2010-07-14Two white doves stand on a white-painted concrete edge in the foreground, one facing the camera. Behind them, several men in plain white clothing with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on a dirt ground scattered with grey stones or ash, some with hands folded and heads bowed in meditation or prayer. A low wall and a green shrub and a small bucket form the background. The scene is a quiet outdoor sitting practice at an ashram-style grounds.2010-07-14A photograph of two white pigeons standing on a pale concrete path in the foreground, one facing the camera. Behind them, four young men sit cross-legged on ash-grey ground in white ritual clothes with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders, some with hands folded in their laps and eyes lowered. Partial figures appear at the edges. Behind them are a low grey wall and green vegetation, with a faint smoke haze in the background.2010-07-14Outdoor photo of six men seated cross-legged on bare ground, facing away from the camera, in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Their hands rest in their laps and the ground around them is covered with grey ash and charred patches. Two white pigeons stand in the foreground, one on a white and red painted ledge. Behind the men are a low white wall, green shrubs, a palm tree and a bamboo fence. The scene appears to be a quiet, devotional moment at an ashram setting.2010-07-14A photograph of an outdoor sitting session on a dirt ground in front of a white single-storey building with a corrugated roof. In the left foreground a man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron wrap sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform, with a brass vessel beside him and a rudraksha mala visible at his neck; he has short hair and no distinctive long hair, crown or ornate gold adornment, so the figure cannot be confidently matched to a person. Behind him about six men in white dhotis and white shirts with yellow shawls sit in a row on gravel, some with hands on their laps. A white dove and a grey pigeon walk on the dirt in the middle distance. Stone statues and potted plants sit along the building wall, and a scooter is parked at the right.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA white pigeon stands on a pale concrete ledge in the foreground while several young men in white clothes and yellow shawls sit cross-legged on a sandy, ash-dusted ground in a palm-lined garden. Several men in the middle and right sit in meditation posture with hands resting on their laps, eyes lowered. A dark stone structure, possibly a linga or stone base, sits at the left edge near tropical trees and flowering shrubs. No one is identified as a person in this image.2010-07-15