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A photograph of two men seated cross-legged on bare ground with eyes closed in meditation, hands folded in their laps. Both wear white kurta-style clothing and white dhoti-like trousers with red edging, with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders; the man in front also wears a rudraksha-style mala and pendant. Behind them lies a large pile of cut wooden logs and ash-marked earth.

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Outdoor photograph of six men in white dhoti-style clothing and yellow shawls seated cross-legged on mats in a row on sandy ground marked with circular ash-filled fire pits. Coconut palms and a white building with a green roof stand behind them. The man in front, centre-right, sits with eyes closed and hands folded, wearing a rudraksha mala. Another man stands in the background at right wearing a brown shirt and trousers. The scene appears to be a meditative or ritual gathering among devotees.2010-07-03 +1 copiesFive men in white dhotis and white kurtas sit cross-legged on sandy ground covered with grey ash, a homa or yagna site. Each wears a yellow shawl draped over the shoulders, and several have rudraksha malas around their necks. They sit with eyes closed in meditation, hands resting in their laps. Behind them are a bamboo fence, a palm tree, a concrete wall and a small smouldering fire pit with logs. Yellow-clad priests perform the ritual while a sign is visible in the background.2010-07-08July 05 20102010-07-05July 19 20102010-07-19Outdoor photo of several devotees meditating seated on the ground amid blackened fire pits and ash on bare earth. In the foreground a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala sits eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. Behind him a shaven-headed man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti with a mala sits cross-legged, and at right another man in white with a yellow shawl sits with hands folded. A barefoot figure in white walks at upper left, and a woodpile is visible in the background.2010-07-22Outdoor scene of devotees seated cross-legged on sandy ground with ash-grey patches, eyes closed in meditation. Two men in front wear white kurta-style shirts and white dhoti-style trousers with yellow shawls draped over their shoulders. The man on the left has a vertical tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, hands clasped in his lap. The man on the right sits with one hand raised to his cheek and bangles on his wrist. A third seated devotee in white and yellow is partly visible at the right edge, and a grass lawn and a woven bamboo fence stand behind them.2010-07-01July 05 20102010-07-05Outdoor photograph of a group of about nine people seated cross-legged in meditation on bare sandy ground marked with circular scorched patches of ash, a practice of pancha tapas-style fire austerity. Most wear white kurta-style clothes, yellow shawls or scarves, and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; several have eyes closed and hands resting in their laps. In the background, a standing figure in white with a red-orange shawl and a shaved head stands near a palm tree and frangipani plant, but his appearance is too uncertain to be identified. Coconut palms, a woven fence and a concrete wall with a small blue sign frame the scene.2010-07-09August 07 20102010-08-07A man in white ritual clothes sits cross-legged on sandy ground beside a bed of grey ash and charred logs, eyes closed in meditation. He wears a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders, a rudraksha mala hanging on his chest, thin-rimmed glasses, a vertical tilak on his forehead and a silver bangle on his wrist. Behind him stand grey stone sculptures of seated sages with tall hair-buns, with green shrubs, orange flowers and a bicycle beyond a woven fence. The scene suggests a sacred fire site after a homa.2010-07-08Outdoor meditation scene on bare ground strewn with ash and charred debris. In the foreground a bald man in white clothes and a white dhoti with a red border sits cross-legged on a mat with eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, wearing a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala with an amber pendant. Behind him, three or more men in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation. White stupa-like structures and a stone naga sculpture stand in the background among palm trees.2010-08-07July 05 20102010-07-05