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Outdoor photo of three men seated on mats on bare sandy ground around an ash-dusted fire pit. The central man in the foreground wears an orange saffron robe and orange dhoti, sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered. To his left, a man with a bare upper body and white dhoti sits with hands folded and eyes closed, wearing a rudraksha mala. To his right, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and shawl sits with hands clasped, eyes closed. Behind them are a wooden post, green tropical plants, palm trees, a low white wall and a scattered pile of wood and debris.

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Outdoor photograph of a man in saffron robes sitting cross-legged on a low wooden seat with a cushion, palms pressed together in prayer, a long dark rudraksha mala around his neck. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the ground beside him. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl kneels and watches, while another man in white with a yellow cloth is seated further back with hands joined. Dark stone sculptures of deities and a white pillar stand in the background amid greenery and a sandy, ash-strewn ground.2010-08-03October 07 20102010-10-07A photograph of an outdoor temple setting with white stone steps and a black stone deity murti draped with yellow and red flower garlands. In the foreground a man in an orange robe and orange shawl, with rudraksha beads around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged on an orange seat with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside a circle of ash on the ground is a brass pot. Behind him two men in white dhotis sit kneeling; one wears an orange shawl and yellow sash, the other an orange shawl, and both hold their hands together. A small rangoli-like ash circle with marks on the ground frames the scene.2010-07-14Outdoor ritual scene at a sandy site beside white stepped structures. A man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head covering sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, a red bindi on his forehead and rudraksha beads on his chest. Behind him, a man in white with an orange shawl and a tilak on his forehead also sits with hands folded, and another in white with a yellow shawl and white forehead markings sits with palms joined. Further right, a seated person in white is partly visible. Brass bowls holding powder sit on the ground, a brass kalasha-style vessel stands at left, and ash or embers lie on the ground in front.2010-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 20 20102010-07-20A photograph of an outdoor yagna site with palm trees behind. In the centre, a man in saffron robes, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, sits cross-legged in meditation on a saffron cushion atop a woven mat, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits in front of him. Around him, several men in white dhotis wear yellow or saffron shawls and sit in meditation at small fire pits marked in ash on the bare ground. Two white-clad figures sit at the left and right edges, and a man in white stands in the background near a blue tarpaulin. A patch of stone deity murtis sits to the right beside a small orange shrine.2010-08-26A photograph of an outdoor scene on a dirt and gravel ground. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron robe and orange dhoti with red-striped border sits cross-legged on a green mat with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, a small red bindi on his forehead, a bracelet and wristwatch on his wrist. Behind him, out of focus, a second man with a shaved head sits in meditation wearing white garments and a white shawl. A wooden post and a pale wall are in the background.2010-09-22A seated man in saffron-orange robes meditates cross-legged on an orange cushion outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting on his knees, with a red tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his chest. Behind him are palm trees and a light haze of smoke. Two more men sit in the background: one on the left in white ritual dhoti and shawl beside an orange stone pedestal, and one on the right in orange robes. A brass kamandalu-style vessel sits at the lower left on the ground.2010-09-20July 08 20102010-07-08July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange saffron shawl and orange dhoti sits cross-legged on the ground with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits with hands clasped, and another person in white sits behind. Smoke rises in the foreground from a fire pit, with white stone steps and tropical plants in the background. A brass vessel lies at the lower left.2010-07-03 +1 copiesAugust 03 20102010-08-03