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Outdoor meditation scene at an ashram courtyard on bare earth. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron robe and dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion over a woven mat, hands folded in his lap, eyes closed, with a brass vessel beside him. Behind him, six men in white dhotis sit in circular ash-lined meditation spaces, several bare-chested, one in an orange robe, all in meditative posture. White kolam-style floral line drawings decorate the ground, and small clay shrines and seated figurines line the background wall.

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Outdoor ritual scene at a campus with a white painted stone structure at left. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a wooden seat in the foreground, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and holding his hands together in his lap, eyes closed. Behind him, a row of seated men in white dhotis and white shirts wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, sitting in circular ash-filled fire pits with smoke rising. A small brass kalasha stands before him and a plate of offerings sits nearby. This appears to be a homa or fire ritual. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and a red forehead mark, with a presentation consistent with the page, but this is an appearance-based label only.2010-07-08A photograph of outdoor meditation at an open ground with sandy earth and stone-rimmed circular platforms. In the foreground a man sits cross-legged with eyes closed on an orange cushion over a woven mat, wearing an orange sleeveless robe with a shawl draped over one shoulder, a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a tilak on his forehead. A small brass vessel sits at the lower left and a purple patterned cloth lies beside him. Behind him, three more people sit in meditation: one in orange robes on a circular stone-edged platform at right, and two in white garments further back. White chalk kolam designs decorate the ground, and a thin wisp of incense smoke rises near the upper left.2010-09-22August 07 20102010-08-07A photograph of a man seated cross-legged in meditation on a low orange cushion in an outdoor courtyard. He wears an orange saffron robe draped over his shoulders and a long rudraksha mala with a red tilak on his forehead, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap. Behind him, two men in white clothing with yellow shawls sit on the ground near small fire pits with ash and smoke. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the ground in front, and grey stone deity murtis and white pillars surround the open ground. a person is the seated saffron-clad man, shown with a rudraksha mala and orange robes.2010-08-08Outdoor meditation scene with palm trees and a white building behind. A man in orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a long dark rudraksha mala sits in lotus posture on an orange cushion, eyes closed, hands in his lap. Beside him on the mat is a brass kalasha-style pot. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls sit in meditation on mats, one in a yellow shawl, others with shaved heads. The ground is dirt with gravel-filled trenches.2010-09-18August 16 20102010-08-16August 10 20112011-08-10A 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.2010-09-18August 07 20102010-08-07Outdoor photo of a seated sadhu in saffron-orange robes with a matching hood draped over his head, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a vibhuti or tilak mark on his forehead, eyes closed in meditation on a low wooden seat. Beside him stands a small brass vessel with a handled spout, and grey ash or fire remains lie on the ground. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and kurtas sit cross-legged on the bare earth in meditation, one wearing an orange scarf, with a white stone platform at the left and green palm foliage and a low wall behind them. Smoke rises in the background. The yellow-clad figure at the far right edge is partly visible.2010-07-29Outdoor photo of a homa or fire-ritual setting on bare ground. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on a raised mat with a brass kalasha-style vessel in front of him. Behind him several people in white dhoti-style clothes with yellow or orange shawls sit at small fire pits with ash and charcoal, one standing man holds a long-handled shovel. Small stone deity murtis are arranged on the ground, and a palm-lined compound with a red-orange building stands in the background.2010-08-14A seated figure in a saffron-orange shawl drawn over the head sits cross-legged on a raised stone platform at an outdoor ritual ground scattered with ash and burnt wood. The figure wears a long rudraksha mala and a small red mark on the forehead, with a brass kalasha-style pot placed in the foreground. Behind, several young men in white dhoti-style clothing sit in meditation on the ash-covered ground, some wearing yellow shawls, while a standing man in white stands at left. Coconut palms, a thatched fence, a green-roofed building and a white stupa-like structure frame the scene under an overcast sky.2010-07-22