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An outdoor ritual site on bare earth with a circular ring of grey-black ash or charcoal around a raised mound. On the mound sits a folded orange cushion on a cream woven mat with a blue border, with a smaller green patterned mat laid at its side. A brass kalasha-style vessel with a handle stands at the left edge of the mat. White lines of kolam or rangoli-style patterns decorate the ground around the ring, and a red-painted stepped pedestal or altar base is visible at the top right. No people are visible; a partial figure in yellow clothing appears at the far top left edge. The seat appears prepared for a teacher, with no one occupying it.

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July 11 20102010-07-11November 24 20102010-11-24December 22 20102010-12-22December 23 20102010-12-23November 24 20102010-11-24A photograph of an empty ritual seat set on a prepared floor. A square orange cushion rests on a woven straw mat with blue edging, beside a brass kalasha-style pot with a spout and a small orange flower. Behind it sits a second mat, a maroon rug, and a floor decorated with white kolam-style patterns, flowers and a ring of dark gravel. No person is present, so the seat is unoccupied.2010-11-23November 24 20102010-11-24A seated figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform over a flat stone slab. Their hands rest folded in the lap, and only the lower body and hands are visible. The stone is bordered by dark gravel and decorated with pink and orange painted flowers, a pink lotus-like flower, a strip of garlands along the bottom and a green and maroon patterned cloth. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits at left on a woven straw mat.2010-11-14November 02 20102010-11-02A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged in meditation on a woven straw mat atop a circular ground drawing outlined in white and ringed with dark ash, with green floral kolam lines. He wears a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, with eyes closed and hands resting on his knees. Beside him stands a brass pot-like vessel. Behind him, an orange tiered stone platform holds a deity murti adorned with garlands, and a small plant border surrounds it. A red-patterned cloth lies to his right. Sandy ground and a bright open-air setting frame the scene.2010-11-19A photograph of a shaved-headed man seated cross-legged in meditation on a flat stone platform outdoors. He wears an orange-saffron robe, a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red bindi on his forehead, and rests his left hand on a brass kalasha-style vessel set on a woven mat with a blue border. The platform is ringed with a black charcoal circle, white powder lines and green and red floral kolam drawings. Behind him stands an orange tiered stone pedestal with marigold garlands, and a tractor wheel is visible at the top right.2010-11-19December 26 20102010-12-26