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Outdoors on bare earth with scattered grey ash, two men in white ritual dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged in meditation. The man in front has a shaved head, closed eyes, hands resting in his lap, a dark rudraksha mala and a small orange pendant around his neck, and a red-marked forehead. Beside him, a second man with a shaved head and eyeglasses sits with hands folded, wearing a white shawl with red edging and a beaded mala. Tropical plants, a wooden post and a stone wall are behind them.

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October 07 20102010-10-07Four men in plain white dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged with eyes closed on green mats over bare ground, in an outdoor meditation setting. Ash-white lines mark the foreheads of several, and red-brown and black mala beads hang at their chests. The man in front has a red tilak and a dark bead necklace, with clasped hands and bangles. Frangipani trees and palms stand behind, with a yellow pillar at right. Ash piles lie on the ground beside them.2010-09-14Two shaved-headed men in white sit cross-legged in meditation on bare earth outdoors, eyes closed, hands resting in their laps. Both wear white dhoti-style garments with rudraksha malas around their necks; the man on the right has an orange under-cloth and a silver bangle, and the man on the left wears a white cloth with red borders. Behind them stand grey stone statues of seated figures with tall headdresses, beside an orange wall and green shrubs.2010-09-16October 07 20102010-10-07Four shaved-headed men in white unstitched ritual cloth sit cross-legged in meditation on bare reddish earth, each within a ring of grey ash on a mat. Their upper bodies are bare apart from white shawls draped over the shoulders with red borders, and they wear rudraksha malas. The central man in front has eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, while the others sit with eyes closed or lowered. Behind them stand a yellow metal pole, a red bucket and scattered logs and sticks. The three men nearest the camera wear rudraksha malas; the person at the back-left is partly obscured. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person from appearance cues.2010-10-07Five men sit cross-legged in meditation on bare earth in an outdoor garden with tropical plants behind them. They wear plain white dhotis with red-bordered shawls over their shoulders, and their hands rest in their laps. The man in front wears a shawl draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha-style bead necklace; the man in the centre wears a yellow scarf and white shirt. Small patches of ash or burnt material mark the ground around each seat. Eyes are closed and the posture is still, reflecting a yoga or meditation practice.2010-09-17Outdoor meditation scene on bare ground strewn with ash and charred debris. In the foreground a bald man in white clothes and a white dhoti with a red border sits cross-legged on a mat with eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, wearing a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala with an amber pendant. Behind him, three or more men in white clothes with yellow shawls sit in meditation. White stupa-like structures and a stone naga sculpture stand in the background among palm trees.2010-08-07Two shaved-headed men sit cross-legged on bare earth in meditation outdoors. The man on the left wears white dhoti and shawl with red-edged borders and a rudraksha mala, hands resting in his lap with eyes closed. The man on the right wears a white garment over an orange lower cloth, hands joined in anjali mudra at his chest, with a rudraksha mala and a bangle on his wrist. Behind them are grey stone statues of seated figures against an orange wall with green shrubs and a dark doorway. Neither man shows distinctive long hair, crown or saffron-and-ornament cues, so no identity is claimed.2010-09-16A man with a shaved head sits cross-legged on a green mat on bare reddish-brown earth, eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, in meditation. He wears a white dhoti and white upper cloth with red borders, a red-and-white ash mark on his brow and white horizontal markings on his shoulders and arms, and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him are dense green plants with white flowers and palm trees. The posture and white ritual dress suggest a sannyasi or devotee in meditation, but the appearance cues do not clearly establish any named individual, so the identity is uncertain.2010-09-14A man sits cross-legged on a dark mat in meditation pose with eyes closed, bare-chested beneath a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a red bindi on his forehead, a dark rudraksha-style mala at his neck, a gold bracelet on his wrist and long dark hair swept back. To his right, a bald man in glasses and a white dhoti with gold border sits with his eyes lowered, his mala visible. Behind them a white wall, a black bag and a plastic water bottle sit on the floor, and a small framed item is in the foreground.2011-11-24A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with red borders sits cross-legged in meditation on a sandy ground, eyes closed, hands resting in mudra on his knees. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and a small red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a large wooden wheel of a cart, and a second seated person in white is partly visible at top right. Ash or dust covers the ground around them.2010-09-08A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with red border sits cross-legged on a woven mat on bare ground, eyes closed, hands clasped in his lap in meditation. He wears a rudraksha mala, a bangle and a white vertical forehead mark with a red dot, and white stripes are painted on his shoulder and arms. Green grass is behind him. The shaved head, plain white ritual clothes and lack of distinctive a person cues mean the appearance does not qualify as a person candidate, so he is described only by role as a devotee practising meditation.2010-09-14