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A photograph of an outdoor meditation session in an ashram courtyard with sandy ground. In the foreground a man with long hair pulled back, a red tilak on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala, wears an orange saffron robe and sits in lotus posture on a woven mat over an orange cushion, eyes closed, hands folded in his lap, with a brass kalasha-style vessel beside him. Concentric rings of white ash surround the seated figures, with white kolam-style swirl designs painted on the ground. Behind him, six or more people in white dhotis and shawls sit in meditation on their own mats within similar circles. Stone statues of seated figures stand along a red-walled building, and a wooden shelter post and a stack of firewood are visible at the back.

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Outdoor meditation session in an ashram courtyard. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, with a brass kalasha beside him. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls sit in a row on white-marked circular platforms with pale ash-like borders. A red-orange building, potted plants, stacked firewood and a row of white seated statues stand behind them. The foreground figure is an appearance-based a person candidate: saffron robes, rudraksha mala and a tilak mark. Overlay text reads , , , which is excluded from the text field2010-09-22Outdoor ritual scene on a sandy ground with coarse gravel borders, palm trees and a low white building behind. In the foreground, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion, hands folded, eyes closed, with a brass vessel placed before him. Behind him, rows of seated men in white dhotis and yellow or red shawls sit in meditation or puja, while a man in orange robes sits on the right. A thin smoke rises at left and a row of stone deity figures stands near the back. Photographer with camera is visible among the seated group.2010-08-06August 16 20102010-08-16August 07 20102010-08-07Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram courtyard. In the foreground a man with short dark hair sits cross-legged on a woven mat and orange cushion within a circular raised earthen pit lined with grey ash, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala. A small brass kalasha-style pot sits at the edge of the mat. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and white shawls, and one in orange, sit in meditation at similar ash-lined fire pits. Stacked firewood and a bamboo fence stand in the background, with a row of white statues on the right and a red-orange shrine structure at the left edge. The scene resembles a homa or yagna with fire pits. a person with saffron robe, rudraksha mala and seated central role. Around ten people are visible.2010-09-16A 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.2010-09-18A 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.2010-09-02A man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised orange cushion in an outdoor open ground, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap, with a red bindi on his forehead and a long dark rudraksha mala hanging on his chest. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit on the sand in meditation, with small smouldering fires visible on the ground and a white stone structure at left. A brass kalasha-like vessel sits near him. Palm trees and plants frame the background. This appears to be a meditation or homa-style gathering. a person: the seated man wears saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a bindi, consistent with the page's claim of his presence.2010-08-07Outdoor meditation session in a palm-lined compound. In the foreground, a man with short dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a wooden platform wearing a saffron-orange robe, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. Behind him, two men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit in meditation, one holding a mala. A brass kalasha or lota sits at the lower left, and an orange-painted plinth with a flower garland stands at left beside a dark deity murti. Gravel ground and a low concrete wall complete the setting.2010-08-16November 10 20102010-11-10 +1 copiesA 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.2010-08-30Outdoor photo of five people meditating seated on mats in circular raised earthen platforms with grey ash rings, on bare ground. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, seated on a woven mat beside a small brass kalasha-style vessel, eyes closed and hands folded. Four other seated people wear white dhoti-style garments, bare-shouldered or lightly covered, with shaved heads. A bamboo pole stands between them, with a red-orange temple wall at left, a row of small stone figures behind a plant, and a blue tarp and dry leaves in the background.2010-10-06