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Outdoor meditation scene at an ashram with palm trees and an orange-painted building behind. In the foreground a man with long dark hair sits cross-legged in eyes-closed meditation on an orange cushion and a woven mat, wearing orange robes, a red bindi and a long black rudraksha mala. A brass vessel sits beside him. Behind him, a row of about six men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit in meditation on sand, with orange-robed figures among them, and white statues stand near the orange building.

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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.2010-09-14October 08 20102010-10-08A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a red tilak on the forehead and multiple rudraksha-style beaded malas, sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation on a low orange-and-maroon cushioned mat outdoors. Behind him, a man in white ritual clothes and a wearing a blue beaded mala sits with eyes lowered, with other seated people in white and yellow stoles further back. A brass kalasha-style vessel rests on the ground in front, and a tiered orange structure is decorated with white and red-yellow flower garlands at left, with palm trees and plants in the background. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes and layered beaded malas; the figure is in meditation posture.2010-08-15A photograph of an outdoor meditation session on a dirt ground with raked gravel and low stone-edged platforms. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak sits cross-legged in meditation on a raised orange cushion, wearing an orange saffron robe and a dark rudraksha mala, hands resting in his lap. A brass kundika-style water vessel sits on a woven mat beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shawls sit in meditation, one in a yellow shawl at left, another bare-shouldered with a mala at right. A white building, palm trees and a wooden fence form the background. Four to five people are visible in total.2010-09-18Outdoors in a palm-lined garden, a seated man in a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala sits in meditation on a raised cushion over a mat, hands resting in his lap, eyes closed, with a brass kalasha-style vessel placed in front of him. Behind him, several other men in white dhoti and shawls sit cross-legged on mats in meditation, with a black Nandi bull statue garlanded with orange and red flowers at left. A red-painted stone platform and small rows of seated stone figures line the courtyard, and a tall bamboo pole rises in the centre. Mango and coconut palms frame the scene.2010-09-20A seated man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a dark rudraksha mala necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed in meditation with hands folded in his lap on an orange cushion. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on a woven mat beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shawls sit in a row on a sandy open-air ground, one wearing a yellow shawl, with a palm-lined compound and a white building in the background. Sitting in meditation.2010-09-18Outdoor photo of a seated group in meditation on a bare sandy ground marked with lines of grey ash, with palm trees and small white buildings behind. In the foreground a young man in orange robes and an orange shawl over his head sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform with hands folded, a rudraksha mala across his chest, a brass pot to his left. Behind him rows of people in white or orange clothes, many with yellow or red shawls, sit meditating; some have shaved heads. Statues and small smoke rise in the background.2010-08-06July 23 20102010-07-23A photograph of an outdoor ashram scene. A man in an orange sleeveless robe with a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion atop a low wooden seat, hands folded, eyes closed, with long swept-back dark hair. Before him on a blue mat sits a brass kettle-shaped vessel. Three other men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit in meditation behind and beside him on the sandy ground, with a row of small grey stone deity figures and a wooden stack in the background, plus an orange-walled building and palm trees.2010-08-30A photograph of an outdoor ashram courtyard with bare sandy ground and scattered grey ash. In the foreground a man with long swept-back black hair, a red tilak on his forehead, orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands resting in his lap, in meditation. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls and another in orange sit in rows, also meditating. To the right, a decorated orange-and-green ratha or chariot with a cloth-wrapped kalasha-like canopy stands on a flatbed cart. Stone deity murtis and potted green shrubs line the orange-walled building behind, with palm trees beyond. Several yogic sitting postures appear in the rows.2010-09-04August 02 20102010-08-02 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual on a sandy ground beside a palm grove. In the foreground, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a vertical tilak sits cross-legged in meditation on a folded mat, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and a long dark rudraksha mala. A brass vessel sits on the mat beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and yellow shoulder cloths sit in rows, and a man in an orange robe sits among them. A thin smoke trail rises from a fire area near seated figures, and small stone deity murtis stand along a low wall. An orange-walled building is visible to the right. a person appears as the central meditating figure.2010-09-02