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Outdoor photo at a temple-like courtyard lined with palm trees and dark stone deity murti statues. In the foreground, a seated figure in an orange-saffron hooded robe with a long rudraksha mala sits on a raised circular earthen platform surrounded by grey ash, with a small brass kalasha pot beside them. To the left, a young man in white dhoti and yellow shawl uses a shovel to spread ash on the ground. Behind them, several people in white and yellow clothes sit in meditation or prayer. A white stepped peetha holds a stone nandi bull garlanded with red and yellow flowers. The scene appears to be a ritual of ash and pada-style devotion.

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A seated figure wrapped head-to-toe in orange-saffron cloth with a dark rudraksha mala draped over the chest sits cross-legged on a raised circular earthen platform ringed by pale grey ash. A small brass kalasha stands beside him. Behind, a man in white with a yellow shawl shovels ash with a long-handled shovel, and several people in white and yellow sit in the background near black stone deity murti and a large black Nandi with a red and white garland. White stepped pedestals and palm trees fill the open courtyard setting. Several people appear in the background, around five.2010-07-22July 22 20102010-07-22Outdoor photo at a sculpture-lined ashram ground with dark stone deity sculptures and a red-brick wall behind. A man in saffron-orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange cushion with hands folded in meditation, eyes closed. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl sweeps ash from the ground with a broom, while another white-clad attendant in the right foreground works with a shovel. A brass vessel sits on the ground near glowing embers and ash from a fire pit. Palm trees and overcast sky are visible.2010-08-14Outdoor photo at an ashram-style grounds with dark stone deity statues, palm trees and a red wall behind. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits in meditation on an orange cushion, hands in a mudra on his lap, with a small brass kalasha vessel beside him. Behind him to the left, several men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit in meditation before low fire pits with smoke rising and ash-covered ground. A white pedestal stands at right and a dark deity statue adorned with red and yellow flower garlands is at upper right. A patterned mat lies on the ground in front.2010-08-08July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJune 18 20102010-06-18October 07 20102010-10-07June 13 20102010-06-13August 02 20102010-08-02 +1 copiesOutdoors under an overcast sky with palm trees, a seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised square platform with a small brass kalasha or pot beside him. Two assistants in white garments stand behind him, one in a red-orange cloth and one in a yellow cloth; one leans forward to attend to him. Around the platform, a ring of ash or burnt embers surrounds the seat. To the right stands a large black Shiva lingam draped with a garland of yellow and red flowers on an orange-red base, and dark stone deity murtis stand in the background among palms and a red wall.2010-08-14Outdoor ritual scene in a palm-fringed courtyard. A central figure sits cross-legged on a raised mound of earth inside a ring of grey ash, wrapped head-to-toe in a saffron-orange cloth with a hood, and wearing a long brown rudraksha mala. Beside him stands a brass kalasha/pot. Behind is a white stepped plinth bearing a dark stone lingam garlanded with red and yellow flower strands, with a tall copper-coloured post above. Dark stone deity murtis stand to the left. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts, some with yellow shawls, sit or stand around the courtyard, and smoke rises from fire pits. A woven striped mat lies at the lower right.2010-07-22Outdoor photo of a man seated cross-legged on an orange cushion at the centre of a circle of grey ash, eyes closed in meditation. He wears an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, with long dark hair. A brass kalasha/vessel sits at his left and a red flower lies on the ground. Behind him a large grey stone Shiva-linga-style murti with garlands stands on a white pedestal, beside a tall white and copper pillar and palm trees. Several people in white and yellow clothing sit in meditation nearby, and a few stone sculptures of deities and serpents are visible. Smoke rises from a fire at the right edge, and a fire pit is visible.2010-07-15